end-feet

noun

Button-like terminals of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve-cells.

Similar
axon terminals

Meanings

nounend-feet pl (plural only)

alternative endfeet

  1. pluralplural onlyanatomyButton-like terminals of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve-cells.

    Synonyms: axon terminals

Synonyms & antonyms

nounButton-like terminals of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve-cells.

Similar
axon terminals
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APA

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“end-feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end-feet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end-feet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end-feet.

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