telodendrion

English

Etymology

From telo- + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + -ion (suffix used for neo-classical compounds, compare -ιον (-ion)). Attested from the 1890s.

Noun

telodendrion (plural telodendrions)

1. (biology) The terminal branching of an axon; a telodendron.

Alternative forms

• telodendron

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.