axon

(aksän′)

noun

that part of a nerve cell through which impulses travel away from the cell body

Origin: ModL < Gr axōn, axis

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See axon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.

Origin:

Origin: Greek axōn, axis

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  • axˈon·al (ăkˈsə-nəl, ăk-sŏnˈəl) adjective

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