dendritic
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- adjective
- /dɛnˈdrɪtɪk/
- Specialized
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dendrítico
- The researcher observed that the neurons developed intricate dendritic structures, resembling branches of a tree.
- dendritic cells
- dendritic structure
This EC input by itself can drive what we call a dendritic calcium plateau potential.
- This EC input by itself can drive what we call a dendritic calcium plateau potential.
- I'll show you why it's called the dendritic cell in a moment, so I will tell you.
- And with that thinking in mind, people would try to use dendritic cells.
Examples
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They're called dendritic trees because they look just like trees.
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Learning in the synapse and dendritic growth
Academic text (1996) -
From left to right, the dendritic designs have one, two, and three levels of pairing.
Academic text (2009) -
And one of them specifically is in the brain and at the dendritic spine region of neurons.
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Dendritic structures are currently under active study, and work is proceeding toward building and testing them for aerospace applications.
Academic text (2009) -
We find them everywhere: plants, leaves, roots, lungs, vascular tissues, neural dendrites, river drainage basins, lightning, and dendritic crystals.
Academic text (1997) -
The artist created a sculpture with a dendritic pattern that mimicked the natural branching of plants.
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His analysis revealed that the dendritic formations in the crystal were indicative of its unique growth process.
Synonyms
Relating to the thin branches of nerve cells or to tissue showing these branches
Having branches like a tree
Having a branching shape like a tree
Like a tree in shape because it has many branches
How Branching
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dendritic comes from the Greek root dendron, meaning 'tree', so it describes shapes that spread out with many branches. That's why scientists call neuron branches or crystal patterns 'dendritic' when they look like small trees.