axonal

Variant of axon

axon definition

axon (ak′sän′)

noun

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

Etymology: ModL < Gr axōn, axis

Related Forms:

  • axonal ax′o·nal (ak′sə nəl) adjective

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