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axon hillock

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Main Entry: axon hillock
Function: noun
: the prominence on a nerve-cell body from which an axon arises
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axon hillock n.
The conical area of origin of the axon from the nerve cell body.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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