dendritic

Also den·drit·i·cal

[den-drit-ik]

adjective

1. formed or marked like a dendrite.

2. of a branching form; arborescent.

Other Word Forms

• dendritically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendritic¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

Example Sentences

These "dendritic nanotubes," as the researchers call them, appeared to shuttle harmful molecules from one neuron to another.

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These take instructions from the white blood cells known as dendritic cells, which he refers to as the "generals" of the immune system.

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The immunotherapy leverages dendritic cells, critical components of the immune system that normally identify infection and mobilize other elements of immunity to repel a microbial attack.

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Livingston says the artificial lymph node approach is different from a cancer vaccine, which typically activates a dendritic cell, an immune system component that teaches T-cells what to search for.

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The authors specifically found that optimal engagement needed to be between T cells and dendritic cells, a different type of white blood cell.

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