axons
nounUK /ˈæksɒnz/
US /ˈæksɑːnz/
Long thin parts of a nerve cell that carry messages to other cells.
The axons in your brain send signals faster than you can blink.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The long threadlike extensions of neurons that transmit electrical impulses away from the cell body.
Damage to the axons can slow down the body's signaling.
3. Bundles of nerve fibers found in the peripheral nervous system.
The surgeon carefully avoided cutting the axons during the procedure.
4. In biology, the conducting parts of a nerve cell that may be covered by a myelin sheath.
Myelinated axons transmit signals more quickly than unmyelinated ones.