Axon - What does it mean?

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axon

English

Alternative forms

* axone

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

    • Derived terms

    * axonal * axonic * axotomy * axotomize * axonopathy

    See also

    * dendrite * neuron * synapse ----

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.