nerve axon definition
An axon (from Greek á¼Î¾ÏÎ½ axÅn, Ã¡xÅn), axis is a, long slender projection of a nerve, cell or, neuron that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the'neuron s cell. bodyn axon is one of two types of protoplasmic protrusions that extrude from the cell body of a neuron, the other type being dendrites.