English Explanatory Dictionary

nerve impulse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

Word forms

nerve impulse nerve impulses

Related words

action potential synapse
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