Dendrite

noun

/ˈdɛndɹaɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

2.nounSlender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.

3.nounTree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

4.nounA hermit who lived in a tree

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