apical dendrite

noun

A dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell.

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Meanings

nounapical dendrite (plural apical dendrites)

plural apical dendrites

  1. anatomyA dendrite that emerges from the apex of a pyramidal cell.
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