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dendritic

American  
[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /
Also dendritical

adjective

  1. formed or marked like a dendrite.

  2. of a branching form; arborescent.


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Etymology

Origin of dendritic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

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For years, researchers believed that one dendritic cell subtype called cDC1 was the primary driver of this response.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

By boosting these energy reserves, creatine helped maintain the inflammatory signaling pathways required for dendritic cell activation.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Daily creatine injections in mouse models of melanoma significantly slowed tumor growth while increasing both the number and activity of dendritic cells that had entered tumors.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Using metabolomics analyses, the scientists found that creatine supplementation increased intracellular ATP levels in dendritic cells.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Those twisted dendritic legs get stuck in the pitch, and the stuff begins to pull me down like I’m a dinosaur in tar.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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