Medical Dictionary
dendrite
noun den·drite \ˈden-ˌdrīt\
Medical Definition of DENDRITE
: any of the usually branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a nerve cell
—den·drit·ic \den-ˈdrit-ik\ adjective
Illustration of DENDRITE
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