Word Type

Noun

The word "dendrite" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

apical dendrite cytodendrite dendritic dendritogenesis multidendrite oblique dendrite somatodendrite

Context

crystallography cytology metallurgy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

nerve fiber nerve fibre

Type Of (IsA)

connected physical path system directed route internal body part nerve fiber neurite projected cell part tree path system

Part Of

nerve cell

Related Terms

axon neuron synapse

Related Terms

axon dendron hermit nerve cell nerve impulse neuron synapse tree

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