dendrite
/den-drahyt/US // ˈdɛn draɪt //UK // (ˈdɛndraɪt) //
树枝状细胞,树枝状物,树枝状突起,树枝状突起物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : 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.
- : Anatomy. the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell.
Examples
Chemicals released out of the cell here will then be picked up by the dendrites on a neighboring cell.
The dendrites send each impulse to the main part of the cell.
The receiving neurons have special docking stations on their dendrites, known as receptors.
The neurotransmitters cross a narrow gap between cells to carry their message to a neighbor’s dendrites.
Another issue is that as the lithium ions flow back and forth, needle-like structures known as dendrites can form in the batteries and short-circuit the cell or cause it to catch fire.
These axon runners from one cell connect through synapses to dendrite runners on other cells.
Dendrite, den′drīt, n. a mineral in which are figures resembling plants.
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