axon

Noun

ax=on

WORDNET DICTIONARY

axon(n = noun.body) axone - long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron;

is a kind of nerve fiber, nerve fibre

is a part of nerve cell, neuron

has parts: nerve end, nerve ending

Derived form adjective axonal₁

axon, n. Anat. & Zool. a long threadlike part of a nerve cell, conducting impulses from the cell body.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk axon axis

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