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perikaryon

perikaryon noun: the cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.

Noun

perikaryon (plural perikaryons or perikarya)

  1. The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.

perikaryon meaning in Tamil

perikaryon in Tamil

உட்கருவுள்ள நரம்புக்கலவுடல், சுற்றுக்கரு

Forms of perikaryon

pluralperikaryons
pluralperikarya

Origin of perikaryon

From peri- + karyon.

Words formed from perikaryon

Questions about perikaryon

What does perikaryon mean?
Perikaryon means the cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
What is perikaryon in Tamil?
Perikaryon in Tamil is உட்கருவுள்ள நரம்புக்கலவுடல், சுற்றுக்கரு. See Perikaryon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is perikaryon?
Perikaryon is a noun.
What is the plural of perikaryon?
The plural of perikaryon is perikaryons.

Words near perikaryon in the dictionary

  1. perijunctional
  2. perikaretosis
  3. perikarion
  4. perikarya
  5. perikaryal
  6. perikaryon
  7. perikaryonic
  8. perikaryons
  9. perikaryoplasm
  10. Perikhanian
  11. Perikhanyan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perikaryon (page history and authors); perikaryon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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