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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This tolerance significantly reduces the effectiveness of dendritic cell vaccines, a type of immunotherapy designed to train the immune system to recognize and attack cancer.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Until now, however, scientists did not understand how retinoic acid affects dendritic cells themselves.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

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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