axon
noun/ˈæksɒn/
Etymology Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.
- Derived terms
- axipetal, axogenesis, axonal, axon hillock, axonic, axonless, axonocentric, axonogenesis, axonography, axonopathy, axonotrophic, axonotrophy, axopetal, axotomize, axotomy, diaxon, mesaxon, monaxon, monoaxon, motoraxon, pioneer axon, triaxon
- Hypernyms
- neuronal process, neurite, nerve fibre