AXON


Meaning of AXON in English

/ ˈæksɒn; NAmE ˈæksɑːn/ noun

( biology ) the long thin part of a nerve cell along which signals are sent to other cells

—compare dendrite

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (denoting the body axis): from Greek axōn axis.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.