dendrite

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛndɹaɪt/ === Noun === dendrite (plural dendrites) (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron. 1970, Saul Bellow, Mr. Sammler’s Planet, Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, 1971, Chapter 1, pp. 12–13 (online edition) Little copses of television antennas. Whiplike, graceful thrilling metal dendrites drawing images from the air, bringing brotherhood, communion to immured apartment people. (cytology) Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system. (crystallography, metallurgy) Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes (historical) A hermit who lived in a tree. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === axon neuron synapse === Anagrams === tindered, dirtened, Deritend == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “relating to trees”), from δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑ̃.dʁit/ === Noun === dendrite f (plural dendrites) dendrite === Further reading === “dendrite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /denˈdri.te/ Rhymes: -ite Hyphenation: den‧drì‧te === Noun === dendrite m (plural dendriti) dendrite (all senses) === See also === dendrita