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Dendrite

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Noun

1. dendrite

short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dendrite

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noun
1. Also called: dendron
any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body
2. 
a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals
3. 
a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form

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Dendrite

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noun
1. 
a branching, treelike mark made by one mineral crystallizing in another
2. 
a stone or mineral with such a mark
3. 
the branched part of a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the cell body
4.  [pl.]
the protoplasmic filaments of a nerve cell

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dendrite

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n.
1.
a. A mineral crystallizing in another mineral in the form of a branching or treelike mark.
b. A rock or mineral bearing such a mark or marks.
2. A branched protoplasmic extension of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body. A single nerve may possess many dendrites. Also called dendron.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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