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(ak′sän′)

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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axonal adjective

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noun

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

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Origin: Greek axōn, axis

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

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