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Definitions for Dendrite
[1] Petrology , Mineralogy . a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, found on or in certain stones or minerals due to the presence of a foreign material. any arborescent crystalline growth.
[2] Anatomy . the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.
[3] Also called: dendron any of the short branched threadlike extensions of a nerve cell, which conduct impulses towards the cell body
[4] a branching mosslike crystalline structure in some rocks and minerals
[5] a crystal that has branched during growth and has a treelike form
Words nearby Dendrite
dendr-, dendra, dendri-, dendriform, dendrimer, dendrite, dendritic, dendritic calculus, dendritic cell, dendritic corneal ulcer, dendritic keratitis
Origin of Dendrite
1720–30; < Greek dendrī́tēs pertaining to a tree, equivalent to dendr- dendr- + -ītēs -ite1
Word origin for Dendrite
C18: from Greek dendritēs relating to a tree