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noun
A threadlike extension of a nerve cell.
synonym: nerve fiber.
is a specific kind of: fiber, fibre | fiber, fibre.
is a broader term that covers: medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber | effector | axon, axone | dendrite | efferent fiber, motor fiber | afferent fiber, sensory fiber.
has as a part: neurilemma, neurolemma.
is a part of: nerve, nervus.
Dutch: uitloper, zenuwvezel
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