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dendrite
(den′drīt′)
noun
- a branching, treelike mark made by one mineral crystallizing in another
- a stone or mineral with such a mark
- the branched part of a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the cell body
- the protoplasmic filaments of a nerve cell
Origin: < Gr dendritēs, of a tree < dendron, a tree: see dendro-
Related Forms:
- dendritic adjective or dendritical
- dendritically adverb
See dendrite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A mineral crystallizing in another mineral in the form of a branching or treelike mark.b. A rock or mineral bearing such a mark or marks.
- A branched protoplasmic extension of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body. A single nerve may possess many dendrites. Also called dendron.
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