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axodendritic

axodendritic adjective: of or pertaining to the synapse that connects an axon (of one nerve cell) and a dendrite (of another).

Adjective

axodendritic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the synapse that connects an axon (of one nerve cell) and a dendrite (of another).

Origin of axodendritic

From axo- + dendritic.

Questions about axodendritic

What does axodendritic mean?
Axodendritic means of or pertaining to the synapse that connects an axon (of one nerve cell) and a dendrite (of another).
What part of speech is axodendritic?
Axodendritic is an adjective.

Words near axodendritic in the dictionary

  1. AXO
  2. axo-
  3. axoaxonic
  4. axode
  5. axodegenerative
  6. axodendritic
  7. axodes
  8. axodine
  9. axodines
  10. axogenesis
  11. axogenic

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