axon terminals

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The somewhat enlarged, often club-shaped endings by which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve cells or with effector cells.end-feet neuropodia terminal boutons

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Words nearby axon terminals

axonometer, axonometric, axonometric projection, axonometry, axonotmesis, axon terminals, axopetal, axoplasm, axoplasmic transport, axosomatic, axseed

Example sentences from the Web for axon terminals

As the system booted up, Beck noticed that an abnormal number of terminals were active.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories|Tim Mak|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was the early days of miniaturized computers, and all of the terminals at the embassy were connected through one main system.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories|Tim Mak|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he realized that he had hit button to reset all terminals, located right next to the button to reset one terminal.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories|Tim Mak|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Retailers have entered the terminals and the vending machines offer everything from deodorant to iPads.
American Apparel Appoints First Female Board Member; Britney Spears Is Designing Lingerie|The Fashion Beast Team|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Amidst the back-to-school frenzy, college campuses are turning into shipping terminals.
Give Me Your Studious: American Universities Are Prolific Exporters|Daniel Gross|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The wiring diagram for this part of the apparatus is clearly shown, and the terminals are connected to binding posts C and D.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
These parts are the completed armature, the field and bearings, and the brushes together with suitable terminals and connections.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
One of these processes, the axon, is much longer than the others and ends in a muscle or organ of sensation.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The axon forms the pathway over which nervous impulses travel to and from the nerve centers.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
Then a "freak night" would come along and business would be brisk at both terminals.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

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