Axon

noun

Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.nounA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

Synonyms

axone glia squid schwann collaterals nerve fibre neurite nerve fiber axis cylinder neuraxon neuraxis dendrite

Rhymes With

paragon liaison automaton fawn lexicon phenomenon drawn denouement

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