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axon
ax·on [ ák sòn ] (plural ax·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
extension of nerve cell: an extension of a nerve cell, similar in shape to a thread, that transmits impulses outward from the cell body
[Late 19th century. < Greek axōn "axis"]
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