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dendrite
[ den-drahyt ]
noun
- Petrology, Mineralogy.
- a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.
- any arborescent crystalline growth.
- Anatomy. the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.
dendrite
/ dɛnˈdrɪtɪk; ˈdɛndraɪt /
noun
- Also calleddendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body
- a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals
- a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form
dendrite
/ dĕn′drīt′ /
- Any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses.
- A mineral that has a branching crystal pattern. Dendrites often form within or on the surface of other minerals and often consist of manganese oxides.
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Derived Forms
- dendritic, adjective
- denˈdritically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dendrite1
C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree
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Example Sentences
These axon runners from one cell connect through synapses to dendrite runners on other cells.
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Dendrite, den′drīt, n. a mineral in which are figures resembling plants.
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