axon
noun
the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
axonal
-
a word derived from
axon.
Example Sentences
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The research team plans to examine axonal "arms" in human brain tissue taken with permission from people having brain surgery and those who have died from neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
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
Differential effects of Rho GTPases on axonal and dendritic development in hippocampal neurones.
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
