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axon
(redirected from Axonal nerve)

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ax·on  (ksn) also ax·one (-sn)
n.
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.

[Greek axn, axis.]

axon·al (ks-nl, k-snl) adj.

axon [ˈæksɒn], axone [ˈæksəʊn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body Compare dendrite
[via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra]
axonal  adj

axon  (ksn)
The long portion of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the body of the cell. Also called nerve fiber.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.axon - long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
nerve cell, neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
nerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
Translations
axon [ˈæksɒn] n axone [ˈæksəʊn] nassone m


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