dendritic spine

Noun

Meaning

dendritic spine (plural dendritic spines)

A small membranous protrusion from the dendrite of a neuron that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.
Synonym: gemmule

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

spinodendritic

Close letter words and terms

dendritic cell precursor dendritic cell progenitor dendritic crystal dendritical dendritically dendriticity