brain cell

See also: braincell

English

Alternative forms

• braincell

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Noun

brain cell (plural brain cells)

1. (cytology) A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.
   1. (colloquial) A neuron.
      • 2018 October 12, Naomi Alderman, “What the gut knows”, in New Statesman‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 June 2026:

        Did you know that you have brain cells in your stomach?

   2. (humorous, figurative, hyperbolic) Taken as a unit of intelligence, especially in small quantities.

      Those two morons only have one brain cell to share between them.

Derived terms

• lose brain cells
• two brain cells to rub together

Translations

cell in brain

• Afrikaans: breinsel
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 腦細胞 / 脑细胞 (zh) (nǎoxìbāo)

• Danish: hjernecelle c
• Dutch: hersencel (nl)
• Finnish: aivosolu (fi)
• French: cellule du cerveau f
• German: Gehirnzelle (de) f
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Icelandic: heilafruma f
• Italian: cellula cerebrale f
• Japanese: 脳細胞 (のうさいぼう, nōsaibō)
• Russian: мозгова́я кле́тка f (mozgovája klétka)
• Spanish: célula cerebral f
• Swedish: hjärncell c
• Vietnamese: tế bào não

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