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nerve end
 

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Noun nerve end has 1 sense
  1. nerve ending, nerve end - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
    --1 is a kind of end
    --1 is a part of axon, axone
    --1 has particulars: free nerve ending; Pacinian corpuscle; proprioceptor

Definitions from the Web

Nerve End

Noun:

  1. The terminal part of a nerve fiber that receives impulses and transmits them to other cells.

Example sentences:

  1. Damage to the nerve end can result in loss of sensation.
  2. The nerve end of the sensory neuron relays the signal to the brain.

Adjective:

  1. Relating to or characteristic of nerve endings.

Example sentence:

  1. The patient experienced sharp, nerve-end pain.

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