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neurite

neurite A neurite is the main process that extends away from a nerve cell body.

A neurite is the main process that extends away from a nerve cell body. In this historical usage, it is the axis-cylinder process, usually simpler than a dendrite, though it may give off side branches and ends in terminal branching or an end-organ.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Neurite” (Neurite).
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