dendrite

(dĕnˈdrītˌ)

1. 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.
2. 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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