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axolysis

axolysis noun: the degeneration or dissolution of an axon.

Noun

axolysis (plural axolyses)

  1. The degeneration or dissolution of an axon

Forms of axolysis

pluralaxolyses

Origin of axolysis

From axo- + -lysis.

Questions about axolysis

What does axolysis mean?
Axolysis means the degeneration or dissolution of an axon.
What part of speech is axolysis?
Axolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of axolysis?
The plural of axolysis is axolyses.

Words near axolysis in the dictionary

  1. axolote
  2. axolotes
  3. axolotl
  4. axolotls
  5. axolots
  6. axolysis
  7. axomadol
  8. axomyelinic
  9. axon
  10. axon hillock
  11. axon hillocks

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