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dendriticHaving a branching structure similar to a tree.
neuritesnoun(neuroanatomy) Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon
neuronsnoun(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
neuritenoun(neuroanatomy) Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon
dendriformnounHaving a branched structure similar to a tree.
dendrogramnoun(biology) A treelike diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species.
dendralnouna project in artificial intelligence of the 1960s, and the computer software expert system that it produced.
dendroidnoun(mathematics) An arcwise connected, hereditarily unicoherent continuum.
synapsesnounSynapses, also known as The Beloved Stranger, is a 2019 Taiwanese film directed and written by Chang Tso-chi, starring Lü Hsueh-feng, Oscar Chiu.
neuronalnounOf, or relating to a neuron.
neuronesnoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neuron. [(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.]
dendrimernoun(organic chemistry) Any polymer or oligomer having multiple branches of atoms strung off a central spine.
axonsnoun(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
dendronnoun(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite.
axonalnoun(cytology) Of or pertaining to an axon.
dendrocalamusnouna tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family.
neuronnoun(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
corticesnoun(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
dendroaspisnounmambas
microglianoun(biology) The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes

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