Both Uses of
dendrite
in
Girl Interrupted
- You can't parse me into dendrites and synapses.†
*
- Then all the dendrites and neurons and serotonin levels and interpreters collect themselves and trot over to the corner.†
Definition:
anatomy: short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
or:
geology (more rarely): a mineral with a branching, treelike pattern
or:
geology (more rarely): a mineral with a branching, treelike pattern