Definition of Dendrites

1. Noun. (plural of dendrite) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dendrites

1. dendrite [n] - See also: dendrite

Medical Definition of Dendrites

1. On of the threadlike extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron. In unipolar and bipolar neurons, they resemble axons structurally, but typically, as in multipolar neurons, they branch into treelike processes. Dendrites comprise most of the receptive surfaces of a neuron. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dendrites

denazifying
dendr-
dendrachate
dendrachates
dendraxon
dendric
dendriform
dendriform keratitis
dendrigraft
dendrigrafts
dendrimer
dendrimeric
dendrimers
dendrimersome
dendrite
dendrites (current term)
dendritic
dendritic calculus
dendritic cell
dendritic cells
dendritic corneal ulcer
dendritic depolarisation
dendritic keratitis
dendritic process
dendritic spine
dendritic spines
dendritic thorns
dendritic tree
dendritical

Literary usage of Dendrites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nervous System and Its Constituent Neurones: Designed for the Use of by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1899)
"THE EXTERNAL FORM OF THE CELL BODY AND OF THE dendrites. Neurones as cells—External morphology of neurones—The shape and size of the cell bodies—The ..."

2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"Bas-relief dendrites of extraordinary beauty and perfection often form on the upper surface of metals which solidify under favorable conditions. ..."

3. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"The Protoplasmic Processes or dendrites.—These have a structure similar to ... dendrites branch dichotomously, become rapidly smaller, and usually end at no ..."

4. Control of Body and Mind by Frances Gulick Jewett (1908)
"The answer comes back without a moment's hesitation: Increase your dendrites and connect the neurons. Further questions bring out further answers, ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1901)
"The straight-line formations arc represented by crystals of every form and variety, crystallites, and dendrites; the latter branching and assuming a ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Beautiful dendrites arc sometimes found in chalcedony. The name dendritic-agate or tree- agate is given to these highly prized forms. ..."

7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"Each polygonal cell gives off some four or five dendrites, while its axon may arise directly from the cell or from one of its dendrites. ..."

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