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akson.

axon (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)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈak.sɔn/
  1. axon (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)

    inanimate · masculine
    akson neuronu
    aksony komórek
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)lbor. Polish akson Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn). First attested in 1900.

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