dendron
noun
a dendrite.
dendron
1 American
[den-dron]
/ ˈdɛn drɒn /
noun
Anatomy.
dendrons,
plural
dendra
plural
-dendron
2
American
dendron
British
/ ˈdɛndrɒn /
noun
Usage
What does -dendron mean? The combining form -dendron is used like a suffix meaning “tree.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms, including in neurology and botany. The form -dendron comes from the Greek déndron, meaning “tree.” This Greek root was also ultimately borrowed into English as dendron, another term for a dendrite, the treelike branches at the end of neurons, also called nerve cells. The form -dendron is a variant of dendro-, a corresponding form combined to the beginning of words. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use dendro- article. Other variants of dendro- include dendr-, as in dendrite, and dendri-, as in dendriform.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dendron
1890–95; < New Latin < Greek déndron tree
Example Sentences
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They found that the helical fibers formed by the second-generation dendron chlorophylls exhibited a highly ordered structure, while the third-generation dendron chlorophylls displayed a more homogeneous, spherical shape.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Instead, with the assent of his supervisor at Rockefeller, the cell biologist Zanvil Cohn, Steinman declared his cells “dendritic,” from the Greek dendron for tree.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2012
Their inner ends terminate in one or sometimes two stout processes which repeatedly branch dichotomously, thus forming a very elaborate dendron in the molecular layer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The apex terminates in a dendron which reaches into the molecular layer, giving off several collateral horizontal branches in its course.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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