ax·on ( k s n ) also ax·one (-s n)n. The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell. [Greek ax n, axis.]ax on·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
| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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