brain cell

noun — 2 senses

brain cell

noun

› A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a…

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Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Colloquial A neuron.

Did you know that you have brain cells in your stomach?2018 October 12, Naomi Alderman, “What the gut knows”, in New Statesman:

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Biology, Cytology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Excessive, Figuratively, Humorous Taken as a unit of intelligence, especially in small quantities.

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

Derived terms: two brain cells to rub together

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