Meaning Of The Word Axon

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Axon? Find Axon meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Axon Meaning

Axon Definition
Axon Definition

What's The Definition Of Axon?

axon in American English
that part of a nerve cell through which impulses travel away from the cell body
noun: the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body

axon in British English
noun: the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Backstairs ‐ involving intrigue or scandal; secret; adjective:…
  • Man-made fabric ‐ noun: a type of fabric that is made artificially…
  • Obsessionist ‐ adjective: motivated by a persistent overriding…
  • Tent ‐ a plug of gauze, lint, etc. placed into an opening…
  • KWIC ‐ adjective: of or designating an alphabetical concordance…
  • Ballantyne ‐ noun: R(obert) M(ichael). 1825–94, British author…
  • Stomatopod ‐ any of an order (Stomatopoda) of crustaceans having…
  • Lycopolis ‐ noun: the Ancient Greek name…
  • Hyperacuity ‐ noun: an extreme acuteness (of…
  • Ionian Sea ‐ section of the Mediterranean, between Greece…