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dendritic

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dendritic /den·drit·ic/ (den-drit´ik)
1. branched like a tree.
2. pertaining to or possessing dendrites.

den·drit·ic (dn-drtk)
adj.
Relating to the dendrites of nerve cells.

Dendritic
Branched like a tree.
Mentioned in: Histiocytosis X

dendritic
[dendrit′ik]
1 treelike, with branches that spread toward or into neighboring tissues, as dendritic keratitis.
2 pertaining to a dendrite.

dendritic
1. branched like a tree.
2. pertaining to or possessing dendrites.

dendritic cell
see dendritic cell.
dendritic reticular cell
cells in lymph nodes participating in the provision of immune responses.
dendritic zone
region of the neuron subjected to excitatory and inhibitory stimulation.


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