axon

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

axone

neurite

axis cylinder

neuraxis

neuraxon

neurit

Translations

axone

Axon

assone

axón

axó

axónio

àxon

axônio

akson

cilindroeje

άξονας

axon

fibre nerveuse

νευράξονας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæksɒn/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.