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neurofibril

American  
[noor-uh-fahy-bruhl, -fib-ruhl, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər əˈfaɪ brəl, -ˈfɪb rəl, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

Anatomy.

  1. a fibril of a nerve cell.

neurofibril British  
/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈfaɪbrɪl /

noun

  1. any of the delicate threads within the body of a nerve cell that extend into the axon and dendrites

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Other Word Forms

  • neurofibrilar adjective
  • neurofibrillar adjective
  • neurofibrillary adjective

Etymology

Origin of neurofibril

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + fibril

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