轴索

軸索

zhóusuǒ

noun

Meanings

1 axon
2 the long thin projection of a nerve cell that conducts impulses

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Examples

神经冲动沿轴索传导到下一个神经元。

Shénjīng chōngdòng yán zhóusuǒ chuándǎo dào xià yī gè shénjīngyuán.

Nerve impulses travel along the axon to the next neuron.

髓鞘包裹在轴索外面，能加快信号传导速度。

Suǐqiào bāoguǒ zài zhóusuǒ wàimiàn, néng jiākuài xìnhào chuándǎo sùdù.

The myelin sheath wraps around the axon and speeds up signal conduction.

Tips

usage

Technical anatomy term. The more common synonym in modern Chinese biology textbooks is 轴突 (zhóutū). Both translate as 'axon'; 轴索 leans slightly more clinical/medical, 轴突 more biology-classroom.

Stroke Order

轴 zhóu

索 suǒ