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retroaxonal

retroaxonal adjective: in the opposite direction (through a neuron) than normal.

Adjective

retroaxonal (not comparable)

  1. In the opposite direction (through a neuron) than normal

Origin of retroaxonal

From retro- + axonal.

Questions about retroaxonal

What does retroaxonal mean?
Retroaxonal means in the opposite direction (through a neuron) than normal.
What part of speech is retroaxonal?
Retroaxonal is an adjective.

Words near retroaxonal in the dictionary

  1. retroareolar
  2. retroarticular
  3. retroauricle
  4. retroauricular
  5. retroauricularly
  6. retroaxonal
  7. retroaxonally
  8. retroazimuthal
  9. retrobiosynthesis
  10. retrobiosynthetic
  11. retrobulbal

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