"end-foot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: end-feet [plural]
Etymology: end + foot Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|foot}} end + foot Head templates: {{en-noun|end-feet}} end-foot (plural end-feet)
  1. (neuroanatomy) the enlarged end of a nerve fiber that terminates adjacent to the dendrite of another nerve cell; a terminal button. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Synonyms: bouton, endfoot
    Sense id: en-end-foot-en-noun-jpFzPT88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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