dendrite.
A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
Meaning & usage
A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
A hermit who lived in a tree.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- + -ite.
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