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axone

[ak-son]

ax·on

[ak-son]
noun
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
Also, ax·one [ak-sohn] .


Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin < Greek áxōn an axle, axis; akin to Latin axis

ax·on·al [ak-suh-nl, ‐son-l] , adjective
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axon or axone (ˈæksɒn, ˈæksəʊn)
 
n
Compare dendrite the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body
 
[C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra]
 
axone or axone
 
n
 
[C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra]
 
'axonal or axone
 
adj

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