axón

See also: axon, Axon, and àxon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin axōn, from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈson/ [aɣ̞ˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧xón

Noun

axón m (plural axones)

1. axon (nerve fibre)

   Synonyms: cilindroeje, neurita

Derived terms

• axonal

 

Further reading

• “axón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• axón on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es