1. Plural of axon; the long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical signals away from the cell body.
Usage: technical/scientific; anatomy and neurobiology

Examples

• The axones of motor neurons extend from the spinal cord to the muscles.
• Damage to axones can impair nerve signal transmission.
• Researchers studied how axones regenerate after injury.
• The brain contains billions of axones that form neural networks.
• Myelin sheaths insulate many axones to speed up electrical impulses.