dendrite (redirected from Dendrites)

den·drite  (dndrt) n. 1. a. A mineral crystallizing in another mineral in the form of a branching or treelike mark. b. A rock or mineral bearing such a mark or marks. 2. A branched protoplasmic extension of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body. A single nerve may possess many dendrites. Also called dendron.

dendrite

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dendrite [ˈdɛndraɪt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called dendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body

2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals

3. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form

[from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree]

dendritic  [dɛnˈdrɪtɪk], dendritical adj

dendritically  adv

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dendrite  (dndrt)

1. Any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses.

2. A mineral that has a branching crystal pattern. Dendrites often form within or on the surface of other minerals and often consist of manganese oxides.

Thesaurus

Noun

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dendrite - short fiber that conducts toward 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

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dendrite

n → Dendrit m