English dictionary · noun

dendrite

A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

Meaning and definitions

1. A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
2. Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.
3. Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

Connected roots

• dendr-

  tree

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