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Variant of dendrite

dendrite Definition

den·drite (dendrīt′)

noun

  1. a branching, treelike mark made by one mineral crystallizing in another
  2. a stone or mineral with such a mark
  3. the branched part of a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the cell body
  4. the protoplasmic filaments of a nerve cell

Etymology: < Gr dendritēs, of a tree < dendron, a tree: see dendro-

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