Axon and Neuron

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Axon noun - Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.

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Neuron and axon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neuron" instead a noun "Axon".

Neuron noun - A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.

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Axon and neuron are semantically related. You can use "Axon" instead a noun "Neuron".

Nearby Words: neural, neurone

A typical neuron is shaped vaguely like a tree: there's the branches, called "dendrites", and the trunk, called an "axon".

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As his design is patterned after a neuron, it's his axon.

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