dendritic spine

n.

Any of various outgrowths of certain nerve-cell dendrites, ranging in shape from small knobs to thornlike or filamentous processes, that are preferential sites of synaptic axodendritic contact.

Words nearby dendritic spine

dyssynergia, dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica, dyssynergia cerebellaris progressiva, dystaxia, dysteleology, dendritic spine, dysthymic disorder, dystocia, dystonia, dystonia musculorum deformans, dystonic reaction