dendrite

n. 树枝石, 树枝状石, 枝蔓晶 [化] 树枝晶

发音

UK /ˈdɛndɹaɪt/
其它

词形变化

dendrites 复数 dendrites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.

    树突

    生物 医学

    Little copses of television antennas. Whiplike, graceful thrilling metal dendrites drawing images from the air, bringing brotherhood, communion to immured apartment people.

  2. 2.

    Slender cell process emanating from the cell bodies of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells of the immune system.

    生物 医学
  3. 3.

    Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes

    化学 工程
  4. 4.

    A hermit who lived in a tree.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

nerve fiber nerve fibre

整体词 2

neuron nerve cell

相关短语

oblique dendrite apical dendrite

词源

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

来源：wiktionary