yes an interesting discussion @suesa
but I am still confused, does the dendrite include stem cells?
I know the dendrite is part of the cell, like the cell body, the nucleus.
and dendritic cells work on nerve cells. Is not it?
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You got some things mixed up here :)
Stem cells are the origin of all cells, the baseline.
Dendrites (like neurons have them!) are "the branched projections of a neuron that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation"
Dendritic cells are immune cells, as described in this post. They have dendrites too but those are non-neuronal dendrites.
Dendrite comes from the greek δένδρον or déndron meaning tree, so in this case it describes the long "arms" dendritic cells develop.
I hope I could clear up the confusion!