axon

ax·on

noun \ˈak-ˌsän\

Definition of AXON

: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body

—ax·o·nal \ˈak-sən-^əl; ak-ˈsän-, -ˈsōn-\ adjective

Variants of AXON

ax·on also ax·one \-ˌsōn\

Illustration of AXON