dendritic

American

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /

Also dendritical

adjective

formed or marked like a dendrite.
of a branching form; arborescent.

Other Word Forms

dendritically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dendritic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dendrite + -ic

Example Sentences

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In two-week-old mice, before weaning, dendritic spines were spread relatively evenly across the neuron.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

The researchers demonstrated that blocking ALDH1a2, either through genetic techniques or with KyA33, restores dendritic cell maturation and their ability to activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Continuous fields, ion flows, dendritic integration, local oscillatory coupling, and emergent electromagnetic interactions are not just biological "details" that can be ignored while extracting an abstract algorithm.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

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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