telodendrion

English

Etymology

From telo- + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”) + -ion (suffix used for neo-classical compounds, compare -ιον (-ion)). Attested from the 1890s.

Noun

telodendrion (plural telodendrions)

  1. (biology) The terminal branching of an axon; a telodendron.

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