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- noun Plural form of
dendrite .
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This occurs by expanding the branches of nerve fibers known as dendrites from the Latin word for "tree".
Shaahin Cheyene: 3 Keys to Boosting Your Brain Power and Improving Your Memory Shaahin Cheyene 2011
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This occurs by expanding the branches of nerve fibers known as dendrites from the Latin word for "tree".
Shaahin Cheyene: 3 Keys to Boosting Your Brain Power and Improving Your Memory Shaahin Cheyene 2011
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This occurs by expanding the branches of nerve fibers known as dendrites from the Latin word for "tree".
Shaahin Cheyene: 3 Keys to Boosting Your Brain Power and Improving Your Memory Shaahin Cheyene 2011
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The tiny, treelike elements on one end of the neuron are called dendrites c.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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The tiny, treelike elements on one end of the neuron are called dendrites c.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Each had a thick soma at heart, from which grew long, thin protrusions called dendrites and axons.
The human brain unravelled Ian Sample 2010
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Neurons are shaped like trees, with strong roots called dendrites and branches as well.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Neurons are shaped like trees, with strong roots called dendrites and branches as well.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Neurons are shaped like trees, with strong roots called dendrites and branches as well.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Neurons are shaped like trees, with strong roots called dendrites and branches as well.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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