dendrite

dendrite
[ˈdɛndrʌɪt]
noun
  1. (Physiology)a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body
    (生理 )(神经细胞)树突。 比较 axon
  2. a crystal or crystalline mass with a branching, tree-like structure
    枝蔓晶体,树枝晶
    ■a natural tree-like or moss-like marking on a piece of rock or mineral
    树枝石,树纹石;苔藓纹石
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from French, from Greek dendritēs 'tree-like', from dendron 'tree'
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