Medical Dictionary
axon
noun ax·on \ˈak-ˌsän\
Medical Definition of AXON
: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body
—ax·o·nal \ˈak-sən-əl; ak-ˈsän-, -ˈsōn-\ adjective
Variants of AXON
ax·on also ax·one \-ˌsōn\
Illustration of AXON
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