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Noun: axone  'ak,sown
Usage: rare (=axon)
  1. Long nerve fibre that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
    "The axone transmits electrical impulses to other neurons or muscle cells";
    - axon

Derived forms: axones

Type of: nerve fiber [US], nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: nerve cell, neuron, neurone

Encyclopedia: Axone