cyton

  • 1cyton — cy·ton sī .tän n CELL esp NEURON …

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  • 2cyton — n. body of nerve cells …

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  • 3cyton — cy·ton …

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  • 4cyton — /ˈsaɪtɒn/ (say suyton) noun the body of a nerve cell …

  • 5cyton — …

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  • 6Soma (biology) — The soma, or cyton or perikaryon, is the bulbous end of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus. The word soma is Greek, meaning body ; the soma of a neuron is often called the cell body . There are many different specialized types of neurons and… …

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  • 7neurocyte — n. [Gr. neuron, nerve; kytos, container] The cell body of a neuron; the nerve cell; cyton …

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  • 8dendrite — /ˈdɛndraɪt/ (say dendruyt) noun 1. Geology a. a branching figure or marking, resembling moss or a shrub or tree in form, occurring on or in certain stones or minerals, and due to the presence of a foreign material. b. any arborescent crystalline… …

  • 9neuron — /ˈnjurɒn/ (say nyoohron) noun any of the cells in nerve tissue adapted to transmit nerve signals, each having dendrites leading to a cyton, or cell body, and an axon leading away; nerve cell. Also, neurone. {Greek neuron nerve} –neuronal… …

  • 10cytone — noun see cyton …

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