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Dendrite

Dendrite Meaning & Definition
Dendrite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dendrite?

[n] short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

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See Also | nerve cell | nerve fiber | nerve fibre | neuron

Dendrite In Webster's Dictionary

\Den"drite\, n. [Gr. dendri`ths, fem. dendri^tis, of a tree, fr. de`ndron a tree: cf. F. dendrite.] (Min.) A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.

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