neuromodulator

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noun

A substance other than a neurotransmitter, released by a neuron at a synapse and conveying information to adjacent or distant neurons, either enhancing or dampening their activities.

OriginEnglish modulator ← Latin modulor ← Proto-Italic *medos →
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Meanings

nounneuromodulator (plural neuromodulators)

plural neuromodulators

  1. medicineA substance other than a neurotransmitter, released by a neuron at a synapse and conveying information to adjacent or distant neurons, either enhancing or dampening their activities.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  8. Proto-Italic*medos
  9. Latinmodus
  10. Latinmodulus
  11. Latinmodulor
  12. Englishmodulate
  13. Englishmodulator
  14. Englishneuromodulator

From neuro- + modulator.

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Translations

Italian neuromodulatore
  • neuromodulatoreTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

neuromodulator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromodulator

MLA

“neuromodulator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromodulator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuromodulator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromodulator.

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