variants
or less commonly axone
: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body see neuron illustration
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According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) occurs when the brain's long nerve fibers (axons) are torn due to the brain shifting and rotating within the skull during an injury.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
These axons, during a normal part of development, might decide to start retracting.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
There are cases in development where axons grow out of a neuron.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
When a neuron fires, an electrochemical spike travels down the neuron’s axon and crosses synapses to other neurons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
These axons, during a normal part of development, might decide to start retracting.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
There are cases in development where axons grow out of a neuron.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
When a neuron fires, an electrochemical spike travels down the neuron’s axon and crosses synapses to other neurons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
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“Axon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axon. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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axon
noun
ax·on
ˈak-ˌsän 
variants
also axone
: a usually long and single process of a neuron that usually carries impulses away from the cell body compare dendrite sense 2
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