Neurite
: Term often used now for a neuron extension when its identity as axon (Kölliker, 1896), dendrite (His, 1889), or amacrine extension is unclear; see Peters et al. (1976, p. 9; 1991, p. 10). The term was originally coined to refer to the axon by Rauber (1894).
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