| NOUN | body | axon, axone | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
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| Sounds | ae'ksaa.n | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron. | |
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| Synonym | axone | |
| Part of | nerve cell, neuron | A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
| Parts | nerve ending, nerve end | The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse |
| Broader | nerve fiber, nerve fibre | A threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
| Spanish | axón, cilindroeje, neurita | |
| Catalan | axó, àxon, neurita | |
| Adjectives | axonal | of or relating to or resembling an axon |
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