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neuraxon

American  
[noo-rak-son, nyoo-] / nʊˈræk sɒn, nyʊ- /
Also neuraxone

noun

Anatomy.
  1. axon.


Etymology

Origin of neuraxon

First recorded in 1895–1900; neur- + axon

Example Sentences

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They have a rounded body giving off many branching dendrons to their immediate neighbourhood and one long neuraxon which runs parallel to the surface and to the long axis of the lamina.

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They give off a number of short dendrites with claw-like endings, and a fine non-medullated neuraxon process.

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The neuraxon process turns into the opposite direction and forms a richly branching system through the entire thickness of the granular layer.

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They possess an irregular body, giving off 4 or 5 dendrites, which terminate within the molecular layer and a long nerve fibre process or neuraxon which runs parallel to the surface of the convolution.

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The neuraxon always arises from the base of the cell and passes towards the central white matter, thus forming one of the nerve-fibres of that substance.

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