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axon

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæksɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæksɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak′son)

ax•on /ˈæksɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Cell Biologythe part of a nerve cell that sends impulses away from the cell body.

ax•on (ak′son),USA pronunciation n.

Greek áxōn an axle, axis; akin to Latin axis
Neo-Latin
1835–45;

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axon /ˈæksɒn/, axone /ˈæksəʊn/ n

the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body
Compare dendrite

Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra

'axon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

axis - nerve fibre - neurone - synapse - axi- - axilemma - axonometric - axoplasm - end brush - end plate - growth cone - interneuron - motor unit - nerve fiber - neuraxon - neuron - node of Ranvier - pole - synaptic cleft

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