dendrite
A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to…A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
» A neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
Meaning
4 sensesA slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
дендри́тdendrít
дендри́тdendrýt
short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
дендри́тdendrýt
(historical)A hermit who lived in a tree.
Examples
1 sentencesA neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendFrom Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- + -ite.
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