(neurology) One of a class of neurons with a spindle-shaped soma, a single apical axon, and a single dendrite.

(archaic, derogatory) Thin and lanky, with long legs.

(paleontology) A diagram showing diversity of taxa through time by the thickness of lines, often as part of a cladogram.

plural of spindle toxin

Synonym of spindle poison

plural of spindle poison

A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.

plural of spindle cell

plural of spindle neuron

A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.