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growth cone

growth cone noun: an extension of a developing or regenerating neurite that is seeking its synaptic target.

Noun

growth cone (plural growth cones)

  1. An extension of a developing or regenerating neurite that is seeking its synaptic target

Forms of growth cone

pluralgrowth cones

Questions about growth cone

What does growth cone mean?
Growth cone means an extension of a developing or regenerating neurite that is seeking its synaptic target.
What part of speech is growth cone?
Growth cone is a noun.
What is the plural of growth cone?
The plural of growth cone is growth cones.

Words near growth cone in the dictionary

  1. growsome
  2. growstones
  3. growth
  4. growth arrest line
  5. growth arrest lines
  6. growth cone
  7. growth cones
  8. growth factor
  9. growth factors
  10. growth form
  11. growth forms

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