单词 | dendrite |
释义 | dendrite/ˈdɛndrʌɪt /noun 1 Physiology A short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body. Compare with axon.Axons send signals to other cells and dendrites receive them....
2A crystal or crystalline mass with a branching, tree-like structure.Not only were neurons structured with more dendrites, they also ‘fired’ electrical signals more rapidly and sustained their firing for longer periods of time, the study showed....
2.1A natural tree-like or moss-like marking on a rock or mineral.One is reminded of the famous fernlike markings on the Solnhofen fossils known as dendrites....
OriginEarly 18th century: from French, from Greek dendritēs 'tree-like', from dendron 'tree'. |
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