Cell Component
neurite
neu·rite
Subclass of:
Cell Surface Extensions; Dendrites; Neurons; Axon
Definitions related to neurites:
  • Cell appendage of the neuron which includes the axon and the dendrite.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • In tissue culture, hairlike projections of neurons stimulated by growth factors and other molecules. These projections may go on to form a branched tree of dendrites or a single axon or they may be reabsorbed at a later stage of development. Neurite may refer to any filamentous or pointed outgrowth of an embryonal or tissue-culture neural cell.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (neuron projection) A prolongation or process extending from a nerve cell, e.g. an axon or dendrite.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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