AXON


Meaning of AXON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈak-ˌsän ]

noun

also ax·one -ˌsōn

Etymology: New Latin axon, from Greek axōn

Date: circa 1899

: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body — see neuron illustration

• ax·o·nal ˈak-sə-n ə l; ak-ˈsä-, -ˈsō- adjective

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