Etymology

dendrite

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Today it means: A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δενδρίτης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδενδρίτης“of or pertaining to a tree”
  2. English todaydendrite

From Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”). Equivalent to dendr- + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδενδρίτης all →

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