ˈakˌsän noun
also ax·one ˈakˌsōn
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin axon, from Greek axōn axis, vertebra
: a nerve-cell process that is typically single and long, that terminates in short branches relatively far from the cell body, and that as a rule except in certain sensory neurones conducts impulses away from the cell body — called also axis cylinder process, axite, neuraxis, neurite