/ ˈdendraɪt; NAmE / (also den·dron /ˈdendrɒn; NAmE -drɑːn/) noun
( biology ) a short branch at the end of a nerve cell, which receives signals from other cells
—compare axon
► den·drit·ic / ˌdenˈdrɪtɪk; NAmE / adjective :
dendritic cells
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French , from Greek dendritēs tree-like, from dendron tree.