that part of a nerve cell through which impulses travel away from the cell body
Origin of axon
Modern Latin from Classical Greek ax?n, axisaxon
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axon
also ax·one
noun
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.
Origin of axon
Greek axōn axisRelated Forms:
- ax′on·al
adjective
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The long portion of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the body of the cell. Also called nerve fiber
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Noun
(plural axons)
- (cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
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From Ancient Greek ἄξων (axōn, “axis”).
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axon - Medical Definition
also axone (-sōn′)
n.
The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.
Related Forms:
- ax′on·al (ăk′sə-nəl, ăk-sŏn′əl)
adj.
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