dendritic
/dɛnˈdrɪtɪk/
adjective
- Having a branching, tree-like shape or pattern.
- The lightning left a dendritic pattern across the sky.
- The river's dendritic network spread across the valley like veins.
- Dendritic crystals form when minerals grow in branching shapes.
- Relating to the branching extensions of a nerve cell that receive signals.
- Dendritic spines are small protrusions that help neurons communicate.
- The scientist studied dendritic growth in brain cells.
- Damage to dendritic structures can affect memory and learning.
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