neu·ro·den·drite (n r  -d n dr t)n. See dendrite. |
dendrite [den´drīt]
any of the threadlike extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron; they typically branch into treelike processes, and compose most of the receptive surface of a neuron.
Dendrites in a multipolar neuron. From Dorland's, 2000.
neurodendrite, neurodendron
dendrite.
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