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axonal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to an axon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or resembling an axon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon English -al English axonal From axon + -al.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: axonal — of or pertaining to an axon
  • French: axonale — of or pertaining to an axon
  • French: axonaux — of or pertaining to an axon
  • French: axonales — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Irish: acsónach — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Italian: assonale — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Italian: assonali — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Polish: aksonowy — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Russian: аксонный (aksonnyj) — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Russian: аксональный (aksonalʹnyj) — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Slovak: axónový — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Spanish: axonal — of or pertaining to an axon
  • Spanish: axonales — of or pertaining to an axon