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Meaning of dendrite

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dendrite

Pronunciation:/ˈdɛndɹaɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

  2. Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.

  3. Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

  4. A hermit who lived in a tree