DENDRITE

dendrite

(noun) short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dendrite (plural dendrites)

(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

(cytology) Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.

(crystallography, metallurgy) Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

A hermit who lived in a tree

Anagrams

• dirtened, tindered

Source: Wiktionary


Den"drite, n. Etym: [Gr. dendrite.] (Min.)

Definition: A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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