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perikaryon
(redirected from perikaryal)

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perikaryon /peri·kary·on/ (-kar´e-on) the cell body as distinguished from the nucleus and the processes; applied particularly to neurons.
per·i·kar·y·on (pr-kr-n, -n)
n. pl. per·i·kar·y·a (-kr-)
1. The cytoplasm of a cell, exclusive of its nucleus.
2. The cell body of a neuron.
3. The body of the odontoblast exclusive of the dentinal fiber.

perikaryon
the cell body of a neuron.

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