axon
pronunciation
How to pronounce axon in British English:
UK [ˈæksɒn]
How to pronounce axon in American English:
US [ˈæksɑn]
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- Noun:
- long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Word Origin
- axon (n.)
- "axis of the vertebrate body," 1842, from Greek axon "axis" (see axis).
Example
- 1. The axon string then sends the information out through the axon terminals to other neurons .
- 2. The tip of the axon , called a growth cone , senses chemicals drifting by .
- 3. That also makes it easy to attach electrodes to various points along an axon , to track those signals .
- 4. The axon is the long protuberance from a nerve cell that connects it to the next cell in the circuit .
- 5. Other technological advances enable neuroscientists to visualize every axon , dendrite and synapse in a circuit using three-dimensional electron microscopy .