Axonal

/ækˈsoʊnəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or affecting an axon, the long thin part of a nerve cell that transmits electrical signals.

Etymology

From Greek 'axon' (axle, axis—the analogy being that axons extend like spokes) + '-al' (adjective suffix). The word entered scientific vocabulary in the 19th century as neuroscience developed terminology for cell components.

Kelly Says

Axonal damage is now recognized as central to neurodegenerative diseases—scientists discovered that diseases like Alzheimer's don't just kill neurons but specifically damage axons, changing how we understand neurological decline.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እክስኦናል
ek-so-nal
ARالعربية
عصبي
a-s-bi
BNবাংলা
অক্ষনীয়
okshon-ee-ya
CACatalà
axonal
aks-o-nal
CSČeština
axonální
aks-o-nal-ni
DADansk
axonal
aks-o-nal
DEDeutsch
axonal
aks-o-nal
ELΕλληνικά
αξονικός
aks-o-nikos
ESEspañol
axonal
aks-o-nal
FAفارسی
اکسونی
aks-o-ni
FISuomi
aksonaalinen
aks-o-na-li-nen
FRFrançais
axonal
aks-o-nal
GUGU
અક્ષોનલ
ak-sho-nal
HAHA
aksonsal
aks-on-sal
HEעברית
אקסוני
ak-so-ni
HIहिन्दी
अक्षोनल
ak-sho-nal
HUMagyar
axonális
aks-o-na-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
aksonal
aks-o-nal
IGIG
aksonal
ak-so-nal
ITItaliano
axonale
aks-o-nale
JA日本語
軸索性
jikusōsei
KKKK
аксонды
aks-on-dy
KMKM
អាក្សូណល
ak-so-nal
KO한국어
축삭성
chuk-sag-seong
MRMR
अक्षोनल
ak-sho-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
aksonal
aks-o-nal
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဆိုနယ်
a-k-so-nei
NLNederlands
axonaal
aks-o-naal
NONorsk
axonal
aks-o-nal
PAPA
ਅਕ்சੋਨલ
aks-o-nal
PLPolski
osiowy
os-i-ov-ee
PTPortuguês
axonal
aks-o-nal
RORomână
axonal
aks-o-nal
RUРусский
аксонный
aks-on-nyy
SVSvenska
axonal
aks-o-nal
SWKiswahili
axonal
ak-so-nal
TAதமிழ்
அக்ஸோனல்
ak-so-nal
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్సోనల్
ak-so-nal
THไทย
เส้นประสาท
sane-pra-saat
TLTL
aksonal
aks-o-nal
TRTürkçe
aksonsal
aks-on-sal
UKУкраїнська
аксоналний
aks-o-nal-niy
URاردو
اॅक्सونل
aks-on-al
VITiếng Việt
axonal
ak-so-nal
YOYO
aksonal
ak-so-nal
ZH中文
轴突性
zhóutùxìng
ZUZU
aksonali
ak-so-na-li

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