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neurofibril

[noor-uh-fahy-bruhl, -fib-ruhl, nyoor-]

noun

Anatomy.

  1. a fibril of a nerve cell.

neurofibril

/ ˌʊəəʊˈڲɪɪ /

noun

  1. any of the delicate threads within the body of a nerve cell that extend into the axon and dendrites

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Other Word Forms

  • neurofibrillar adjective
  • neurofibrillary adjective
  • ˌԱܰˈھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurofibril1

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + fibril

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