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dendrites

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Main Entry:
den·drite 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dendrite
Pronunciation:
\ˈden-ˌdrīt\
Function:
noun
Date:
1751
1: a branching treelike figure produced on or in a mineral by a foreign mineral ; also : the mineral so marked2: a crystallized arborescent form3: any of the usually branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a neuron — see neuron illustration


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