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Word: Axon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century (denoting the body axis): from Greek axōn ‘axis’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaksɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
Short Definition:lthreadlike part of nerve cell along which impulses are conducted
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