Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

axon hillock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: ax-on hillock
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specialized part of the soma of a neuron that connects to the axon. It is the last site in the soma where membrane potentials propagated from synaptic inputs are summated before being transmitted to the axon.

Inflected Forms

axon hillocks (plural)

Questions

What does axon hillock mean?: A specialized part of the soma of a neuron that connects to the axon. It is the last site in the soma where membrane potentials propagated from synaptic inputs are summated before being transmitted to the axon.

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