axon
noun
the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
axonal
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a word derived from
axon.
Example Sentences
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When they removed AHR from neurons or used drugs to block its activity, damaged axonal fibers regenerated more successfully.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Assuming its spinal axons grew at the same speed as well, that falls far short of the blue whale’s peak axonal growth rate.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2022
He had something called “a diffuse axonal shear” injury to his brain — the kind of injury that usually puts people into a vegetative state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
Lee, T., Winter, C., Marticke, S. S., Lee, A. & Luo, L. Essential roles of Drosophila RhoA in the regulation of neuroblast proliferation and dendritic but not axonal morphogenesis.
From Nature ● Oct. 31, 2017
Dr. W. L. Worcester's microscopic examination showed acute nerve cell changes probably of the type of axonal reactions.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
