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draɪt noun
1.
Petrology, Mineralogy.
a.
a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.
b.
any arborescent crystalline growth.
2.
Anatomy. the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.
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dendrite (ˈdɛndraɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: dendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body |
| 2. | a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals |
| 3. | a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form |
| [C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree] | |
| dendritic | |
| —adj | |
| den'dritical | |
| —adj | |
| den'dritically | |
| —adv | |
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Dendrite
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| the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella |
| the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax |
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Word Origin & History
dendrite
1727, from Gk. dendrites "of or pertaining to a tree," from dendron "tree."
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Medical Dictionary
dendrite den·drite (děn'drīt')
n.
Any of the various branched protoplasmic extensions of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body. Also called dendritic process, dendron, neurodendrite, neurodendron.
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dendrite (děn'drīt') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Let's say there is a quantum fluctuation in a dendrite which gives rise to a tiny current.
The chemicals break free en route to the next dendrite synapse.
The other end leads back down the dendrite into the main body of the neuron.
When a smell molecule binds to a receptor, the receptor sends a signal up the dendrite to the cell body.
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