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
Words nearby end brush
encyst,
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end artery,
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end bud,
end bulb,
end game,
end grain,
end in itself
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. WoodworthThe axon of one neurone, through its end-brush, is in close contact with the dendrites of another neurone.
Psychology |Robert S. Woodworth