dendrite

[ den-drahyt ]

/ ˈdɛn draɪt /

noun

Petrology, Mineralogy.

a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material.
any arborescent crystalline growth.

Anatomy. the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.

Origin of dendrite

1720–30; <Greek dendrī́tēs pertaining to a tree, equivalent to dendr-dendr- + -ītēs-ite¹

Words nearby dendrite

dendr-, dendra, dendri-, dendriform, dendrimer, dendrite, dendritic, dendritic calculus, dendritic cell, dendritic corneal ulcer, dendritic keratitis

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Example sentences from the Web for dendrite

These axon runners from one cell connect through synapses to dendrite runners on other cells.
Sequential Problem Solving|Fredric Lozo
Dendrite, den′drīt, n. a mineral in which are figures resembling plants.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dendrite

dendrite

/ (ˈdɛndraɪt) /

noun

Also called: dendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body

a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals

a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form

Derived forms of dendrite

dendritic (dɛnˈdrɪtɪk) or dendritical, adjectivedendritically, adverb

Word Origin for dendrite

C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree

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Medical definitions for dendrite

dendrite

[ dĕn′drīt′ ]

n.

Any of the various branched protoplasmic extensions of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body.dendritic process dendron neurodendrite neurodendron

Scientific definitions for dendrite

dendrite

[ dĕn′drīt′ ]

Any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses.

A mineral that has a branching crystal pattern. Dendrites often form within or on the surface of other minerals and often consist of manganese oxides.

单词	dendrite
释义	dendrite [ den-drahyt ] / ˈdɛn draɪt / noun Petrology, Mineralogy. a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material. any arborescent crystalline growth. Anatomy. the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell. Origin of dendrite 1720–30; <Greek dendrī́tēs pertaining to a tree, equivalent to dendr-dendr- + -ītēs-ite¹ Words nearby dendrite dendr-, dendra, dendri-, dendriform, dendrimer, dendrite, dendritic, dendritic calculus, dendritic cell, dendritic corneal ulcer, dendritic keratitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dendrite These axon runners from one cell connect through synapses to dendrite runners on other cells. Sequential Problem Solving\|Fredric Lozo Dendrite, den′drīt, n. a mineral in which are figures resembling plants. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dendrite dendrite / (ˈdɛndraɪt) / noun Also called: dendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form Derived forms of dendrite dendritic (dɛnˈdrɪtɪk) or dendritical, adjectivedendritically, adverb Word Origin for dendrite C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for dendrite dendrite [ dĕn′drīt′ ] n. Any of the various branched protoplasmic extensions of a nerve cell that conducts impulses from adjacent cells inward toward the cell body.dendritic process dendron neurodendrite neurodendron The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for dendrite dendrite [ dĕn′drīt′ ] Any of several parts branching from the body of a neuron that receive and transmit nerve impulses. A mineral that has a branching crystal pattern. Dendrites often form within or on the surface of other minerals and often consist of manganese oxides. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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