"axon hillock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: axon hillocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} axon hillock (plural axon hillocks)
  1. (biology) A specialized part of the soma of a neuron that connects to the axon. It is the last site in the soma where membrane potentials propagated from synaptic inputs are summated before being transmitted to the axon. Wikipedia link: axon hillock Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): aksonikeko (Finnish), axoneredési domb (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-axon_hillock-en-noun-NLED8MpE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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