NOUN | body | axone, axon | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
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Meaning | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron. | |
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Synonym | axon | |
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 |
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