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dendrite, dendron (s), dendra (pl)
1. In medicine, One of the two types of branching protoplasmic processes of the nerve cell (the other being the axon); dendritic process, dendron, neurodendrite, neurodendron.
2. A long, branching outgrowth or extension from a neuron, that carries electrical signals from synapses to the cell body, unlike an axon that carries electrical signals away from the cell body.
3. A crystalline tree-like structure formed during the freezing of an alloy.
2. A long, branching outgrowth or extension from a neuron, that carries electrical signals from synapses to the cell body, unlike an axon that carries electrical signals away from the cell body.
Each nerve cell usually has many dendrites. This classical definition, however, lost some weight with the discovery of axo-axonal and dendro-dendritic synapses.
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(Greek: trees, tree-like structures)
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dendrite
A slender threadlike spike of pure crystalline material; such as, silicon.
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