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end brush
noun
, Cell Biology.
- 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.
From Project Gutenberg
The axon of one neurone, through its end-brush, is in close contact with the dendrites of another neurone.
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