anaxon

an·ax·on

, anaxone (an-aks'on, -aks'ōn),

Having no axon; denoting certain nerve cells first described by S. Ramón y Cajal as amacrine cells in the retina, and later discovered in several brain regions.

[G. an- priv. + axōn, axis]

anaxon

, anaxone (ă-nak′son″) (sōn″) [ ¹an- + axon]

A nerve cell, as of the retina, having no axon.