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sɒn noun
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
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axon or axone (ˈæksɒn, ˈæksəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Compare dendrite the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra] | |
| axone or axone | |
| —n | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra] | |
| 'axonal or axone | |
| —adj | |
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| axon or axone (ˈæksɒn, ˈæksəʊn) | |
| —n | |
| Compare dendrite the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra] | |
| axone or axone | |
| —n | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra] | |
| 'axonal or axone | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
axon ax·on (āk'sŏn') or ax·one (-sōn')
n.
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.
ax'on·al (āk'sə-nəl, āk-sŏn'əl) adj.
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Science Dictionary
axon  (āk'sŏn') Pronunciation Key
The long portion of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the body of the cell. Also called nerve fiber. |
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Cultural Dictionary
axon definition
The part of a nerve cell or neuron that transfers a nerve impulse from the nerve cell body to a synapse with another cell. (See action potential.) Depending on the location of the cell, the length of an axon can vary widely. In some cases (such as the axons that form the spinal cord), they may be several feet long.
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