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Showing words for AXON using the English dictionary
4 Letter Words for Axon
axon, noxa, oxan
3 Letter Words for Axon
noa, nox, ona
Definitions for Axon
[1] Cell Biology . the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
[2] the long threadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses from the cell body Compare dendrite
Words nearby Axon
axofugal, axolemma, axolotl, axolysis, axometer, axon, axon hillock, axon terminals, axoneme, axonography, axonometer
Origin of Axon
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek áxōn an axle, axis; akin to Latin axis
Other words from Axon
ax·on·al [ak -suh -nl, ‐son-l] /ˈæk sə nl, ‐ˌsɒn l/ , adjective
ax′ on•al (ăk′ sə-nəl, ăk-sŏn′ əl ) adj.
Word origin for Axon
C19: via New Latin from Greek: axis, axle, vertebra