dendrite
dendrite — 名詞
- dendritesingular
- dendritesplural
1. a short, branch-shaped part of a neuron that collects incoming messages from nea
樹突
神經細胞上接收信號的短分枝
a short, branch-shaped part of a neuron that collects incoming messages from nearby cells and passes them inward to the central area of the neuron.
Inês traced how a signal moves from the dendrite to the nerve-cell body.
Inês 追蹤訊號如何從樹突傳到神經細胞本體。
trace how + signal moves from [dendrite] to [body]
Each dendrite acts like an antenna, picking up chemical messages from nearby neurons.
每個樹突就像天線一樣，接收來自附近神經元的化學訊息。
acts like an antenna (metaphor); picking up + chemical messages from
A dendrite's tree-like shape lets it connect with many nerve cells at once.
樹突的樹狀結構可同時連接許多神經細胞。
A brain scan after Mrs. Watanabe's stroke showed damaged dendrites in her temporal lobe, causing memory loss.
中風後，Watanabe 女士的腦部掃描顯示其顳葉的樹突受損，導致記憶力減退。
Rachid used a microscope to study the dendrites branching from a nerve cell.
Rachid 用顯微鏡觀察從神經細胞分枝出來的樹突。
- dendritic process
more technical and formal, used in scientific papers
- nerve fibre
broader term that includes both dendrites and axons
- neural branch
less common descriptive term, not an exact synonym
- axon
the single long fibre of a nerve cell that sends signals away from the cell body, opposite in direction of signal flow
文法句型
dendrite + verb (receive / carry / pick up)
the dendrite(s) of + noun
用法筆記
Rare in everyday conversation; encountered almost exclusively in biology, medicine, and neuroscience writing. Learners are most likely to see this term in textbooks or science documentaries.