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axon

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11
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12
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈæksɒn/

Definition of axon

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A 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.
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noun

  1. A 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.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.

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