English Explanatory Dictionary

dendritic spine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.

Word forms

dendritic spine dendritic spines

Synonyms

gemmule

Related words

spinodendritic
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