DENDRITE


Meaning of DENDRITE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' den- ˌ dr ī t

Function: noun

Date: 1751

1 : a branching treelike figure produced on or in a mineral by a foreign mineral also : the mineral so marked

2 : a crystallized arborescent form

3 : any of the usually branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a neuron ― see NEURON illustration

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