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dendritic spine

dendritic spine noun: a small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.

Noun

dendritic spine (plural dendritic spines)

  1. A small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.
    Synonyms:
    gemmule

Synonyms of dendritic spine

Forms of dendritic spine

pluraldendritic spines

Questions about dendritic spine

What does dendritic spine mean?
Dendritic spine means a small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.
What part of speech is dendritic spine?
Dendritic spine is a noun.
What is the plural of dendritic spine?
The plural of dendritic spine is dendritic spines.

Words near dendritic spine in the dictionary

  1. dendrite
  2. dendrites
  3. dendritic
  4. dendritic cell
  5. dendritic cells
  6. dendritic spine
  7. dendritic spines
  8. dendritical
  9. dendritically
  10. dendriticity
  11. dendritics

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