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end brush

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. an abundant, tuftlike branching at the axon ending of certain nerve cells.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of end brush1

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

Communication across a synapse is always in one direction, from end-brush to dendrites.

The axon of one neurone, through its end-brush, is in close contact with the dendrites of another neurone.

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