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axon in Spanish

axon in Spanish is axón, cilindroeje, neurita — axon means the long, thin part of a nerve cell that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.

axon in Spanish

axón
noun
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
cilindroeje
noun
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
neurita
noun
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

What does "axon" mean?

  1. noun The long, thin part of a nerve cell that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
    "Each neuron has a single axon that can stretch a long way from the cell body."
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axon in a sentence

  • Each neuron has a single axon that can stretch a long way from the cell body.
  • The signal travels along the axon until it reaches a synapse.

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What is "axon" in Spanish?
"axon" in Spanish is axón, cilindroeje, neurita. axon means: The long, thin part of a nerve cell that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
How do you use "axon" in a sentence?
Example: "Each neuron has a single axon that can stretch a long way from the cell body." In Spanish, "axon" is axón, cilindroeje, neurita.
Are there other ways to say "axon" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "axon": axón, cilindroeje, neurita.
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