axon
noun/ˈæksɒn/
/ˈæksɑːn/
(biology)- the long thin part of a nerve cell along which signals are sent to other cells compare dendriteTopics Biologyc2Word Originmid 19th cent. (denoting the body axis): from Greek axōn ‘axis’.
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