dendrite

[US]/'dendraɪt/
[UK]/'dɛn'draɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. branch stone; arbor stone; (anatomy) a branched projection of a nerve cell.

Example Sentences

Fig.6 The neuropil of lamina Ⅱ in L4 spinal dorsal horn of rat; showing type Ⅲ complex terminal (CⅢ) and dendrite(D).

Fig.4 The neuropil of lamina Ⅱ in L4 spinal dorsal horn of rat; showing type Ⅰ complex terminal (CⅠ) and dendrite(D).

Rapid growth of “mother dendrites” in a given location of a melt at just below the liquidus temperature, that growth being the result of rapid heat extraction from the melt, or from recalescence.

Neurons receive signals through their dendrites.

Dendrites are important for transmitting electrical signals within the brain.

Dendrites help integrate information from other neurons.

Damage to dendrites can impair neuronal communication.

Dendrites extend from the cell body of a neuron.

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