axon
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
Origin of axon
1- Also ax·one [ak-sohn]. /ˈæk soʊn/.
Other words from axon
- ax·on·al [ak-suh-nl, ‐son-l], /ˈæk sə nl, ‐ˌsɒn l/, adjective
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How to use axon in a sentence
Usually, most message-sending axons touch a message-receiving dendrite just once.
A deep look at a speck of human brain reveals never-before-seen quirks | Laura Sanders | June 9, 2021 | Science NewsMachine learning algorithms segmented cells and classified synapses, axons, dendrites, cells, and other structures, and humans checked their work.
Google and Harvard Unveil the Largest High-Resolution Map of the Brain Yet | Jason Dorrier | June 6, 2021 | Singularity HubAt the other end of the neuron, long tail-like axons extend toward other parts of the brain or body.
Search for ‘rewards’ is big driver in remodeling a teen’s brain | Silke Schmidt | April 22, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThe message leaves an axon through finger-like terminals at the end.
Electrical signals move along the axon as waves of positively and negatively charged ions.
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 HunterThe axon forms the pathway over which nervous impulses travel to and from the nerve centers.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterWe saw a moment ago that every axon is inclosed in a sheath.
Physiology | Ernest G. MartinThe contact of the axon of one neuron with the dendrons of another is called a synapse.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshIts dendrites are short tree-like branches, while its axon is often several inches or even feet in length.
Psychology | Robert S. Woodworth
British Dictionary definitions for axon
axone (ˈæksəʊn)
/ (ˈæksɒn) /
the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body: Compare dendrite
Origin of axon
1Derived forms of axon
- axonal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for axon
[ ăk′sŏn′ ]
The long portion of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the body of the cell. Also called nerve fiber
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Cultural definitions for axon
The part of a nerve cell or neuron that transfers a nerve impulse from the nerve cell body to a synapse with another cell. (See action potential.) Depending on the location of the cell, the length of an axon can vary widely. In some cases (such as the axons that form the spinal cord), they may be several feet long.
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