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dendritic

adjective

  1. branching
  2. type of cell morphology
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɛndˈɹɪtɪk/

adj

Etymology: From dendrite + -ic, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

  1. Having a branching structure similar to a tree.

    The system of rivers in a drainage basin has a dendritic configuration.

  2. Of, pertaining to or possessing dendrites.

noun

Etymology: From dendrite + -ic, from Ancient Greek δενδρίτης (dendrítēs, “of or pertaining to a tree”).

  1. A dendritic cell