Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the long, thin, microscopic fibrils that run through the body of a neuron and extend into the axon and dendrites.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as neurofibrilla.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun anatomy Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

neuro- +‎ fibril

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word neurofibril.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.