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noun

axon

long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron

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Six example sentences with axon, each labelled with its topic.

  • A squid's giant axon is wide enough to thread an electrode through, which is why early labs prized it.

    Science

  • Recovery after the crush injury depends on whether each axon regrows along its original path to the muscle.

    Medicine

  • Chip designers borrow the axon as a metaphor, running one output line to thousands of downstream logic gates.

    Technology

  • Practice wraps each busy axon in more insulation, which is one reason a skill drilled daily becomes automatic.

    Psychology

  • Cajal's drawings of the 1890s showed each axon ending near, but never fusing with, the next cell.

    History

  • A sprinter's reaction time depends on how fast each axon carries the starter's signal from ear to leg.

    Fitness

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