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den⋅dron

  [den-dron]
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–noun, plural -drons, -dra  [-druh] . Anatomy.
a dendrite.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL < Gk déndron tree

Related forms:
dendric, adjective
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-dendron

 
var. of dendro- as final element of a compound word: rhododendron.

dendro-

 
a combining form meaning “tree,” used in the formation of compound words: dendrology.
Also, dendr-, dendri-, -dendron.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of déndron
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den·drite   (děn'drīt')   


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n.  

    1. A mineral crystallizing in another mineral in the form of a branching or treelike mark.

    2. A rock or mineral bearing such a mark or marks.

  2. A branched protoplasmic extension of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body. A single nerve may possess many dendrites. Also called dendron.

den·dron   (děn'drŏn')   
n.  See dendrite.

[Greek, tree; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: den·dron
Pronunciation: 'den-dr&n, -"drän
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dendrons also den·dra /-dr&/
: DENDRITE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dendron den·dron (děn'drŏn')
n.
See dendrite.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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