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axon

/ˈækˌsɑn/

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What does axon mean?

noun

  1. A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈækˌsɑn/

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