English Explanatory Dictionary

dendritic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a branching structure similar to a tree.
  2. Of, pertaining to or possessing dendrites.
noun
  1. A dendritic cell

Pronunciation

/dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dendritic.wav

Word forms

dendritic more dendritic most dendritic dendritics

Etymology

From dendrite + -ic, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

Synonyms

dendriform

Derived words

adendritic axodendritic cytodendritic dendritical dendritically dendritic cell dendritic spine dendrodendritic follicular dendritic cell interdendritic intradendritic monodendritic multidendritic nondendritic oligodendritic peridendritic polydendritic predendritic somatodendritic spinodendritic subdendrite subdendritic synaptodendritic unidendritic
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