axon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæksɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæksɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak′son)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ax•on /ˈæksɑn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Cell Biologythe part of a nerve cell that sends impulses away from the cell body.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ax•on  (ak′son),USA pronunciation n. 
    [Cell Biol.]the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body. Also, ax•one  (ak′sōn).USA pronunciation See diag. under neuron.
    • Greek áxōn an axle, axis; akin to Latin axis
    • Neo-Latin
    • 1835–45;
    ax′on•al (ak′sə nl, -son′l),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
axon / ˈæksɒn/, axone / ˈæksəʊn/
  1. the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body
    Compare dendrite
Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra
'axon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
axi- - axilemma - axis - axonometric - axoplasm - end brush - end plate - growth cone - interneuron - motor unit - nerve fiber - nerve fibre - neuraxon - neuron - neurone - node of Ranvier - pole - synapse - synaptic cleft

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