axon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæksɒn/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| axone | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| axons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
axon hillock · axotomy · diaxon · monaxon · axonless · axotomize · axipetal · axonic · mesaxon · motoraxon · triaxon · axonal · axopetal · axogenesis · axonotrophy · axonocentric · monoaxon · axonogenesis · axonography · pioneer axon · axonopathy · axonotrophic
Hypernyms
nerve fibre (nerve fibre) · neuronal process (nerve fibre) · neurite (nerve fibre)
Relateds
neurite · dendrite · neuron · synapse
Translations (36)
cs axon (a nerve fibre) · id akson (a nerve fibre) · hu axon (a nerve fibre) · es axón (a nerve fibre) · pt axónio (a nerve fibre) · ca àxon (a nerve fibre) · hi अक्षतंतु (a nerve fibre) · de Axon (a nerve fibre) · ms akson (a nerve fibre) · mr अक्षतंतु (a nerve fibre) · pl neuryt (a nerve fibre) · tr akson (a nerve fibre) · nl axon (a nerve fibre) · cmn 軸突 /轴突 (a nerve fibre) · ga néarshnáithín (a nerve fibre) · ru аксо́н (a nerve fibre) · it assone (a nerve fibre) · ro axon (a nerve fibre) · kmr tewere (a nerve fibre) · pl akson (a nerve fibre) · ca axó (a nerve fibre) · es neurita (a nerve fibre) · fr axone (a nerve fibre) · pt axônio (a nerve fibre) · kmr rîşaledemar (a nerve fibre) · tl sulid ng dagandam (a nerve fibre) · ga acsón (a nerve fibre) · sv axon (a nerve fibre) · sv nervfiber (a nerve fibre) · es cilindroeje (a nerve fibre) · vi sợi trục (a nerve fibre) · bg аксон (a nerve fibre) · fi aksoni (a nerve fibre) · el άξων (a nerve fibre) · ja 軸索 (a nerve fibre) · fi viejähaarake (a nerve fibre)