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Dendrite vs Dandruff - What's the difference?

dendrite | dandruff |

As nouns the difference between dendrite and dandruff

is that dendrite is (cytology) a slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron while dandruff is scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; pityriasis capitis .

dendrite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
  • (cytology) Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
  • (crystallography, metallurgy) tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
  • A hermit who lived in a tree

    • Derived terms

    * dendritic

    See also

    * axon * neuron * synapse ----

    dandruff

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dandriff (rare)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis .
    • Dandruff is on my collar again.

    Derived terms

    * dander