neuraxon
[ noo-rak-son, nyoo- ]
/ nʊˈræk sɒn, nyʊ- /
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noun Anatomy.
axon.
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Also neu·rax·one [noo-rak-sohn, nyoo-]. /nʊˈræk soʊn, nyʊ-/.
Words nearby neuraxon
neurapraxia, neurasthenia, neurasthenic, neuration, neuraxis, neuraxon, neurectasis, neurectomy, neurectopia, neurergic, neurexeresis
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Example sentences from the Web for neuraxon
The neuraxon gives off a number of collaterals, and then becomes a nerve-fibre of the central white matter.
They give off a number of short dendrites with claw-like endings, and a fine non-medullated neuraxon process.