end brush


noun Cell Biology.

an abundant, tuftlike branching at the axon ending of certain nerve cells.

Origin of end brush

First recorded in 1880–85

Example sentences from the Web for end brush

  • Communication across a synapse is always in one direction, from end-brush to dendrites.

    Psychology |Robert S. Woodworth
  • The axon of one neurone, through its end-brush, is in close contact with the dendrites of another neurone.

    Psychology |Robert S. Woodworth