telodendrion
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”) and δενδρίον (dendríon), the diminutive form of δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). Compare telo-, a prefix used to form terms in biology. Attested from the 1890s.
Noun
[edit]telodendrion (plural telodendrions)
- (biology) The terminal branching of an axon; a telodendron.
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[edit]References
[edit]- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.