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growth cone

–noun Cell Biology.
a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
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Main Entry: growth cone
Function: noun
: the specialized motile tip of an axon of a growing or regenerating nerve cell
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