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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
axon
 
SYLLABICATION:ax·on
PRONUNCIATION:  ksn
VARIANT FORMS: also ax·one (-sn)
NOUN: The usually long process of a nerve fiber that generally conducts impulses away from the body of the nerve cell.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek axn, axis.
OTHER FORMS:axon·al (ks-nl, k-snl) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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