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dendrite.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛndɹaɪt/UK
  1. A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

  2. Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.

  3. Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

  4. A hermit who lived in a tree.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- + -ite.

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