AXON

axon, axone

(noun) long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

axon (plural axons)

(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

Anagrams

• noxa

Source: Wiktionary



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