nerve fiber

noun

: any of the processes (such as axons or dendrites) of a neuron

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Myelin is the protective coating around nerve fibers and is crucial for proper nerve function. New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025 This stimulation to the brain is thought to interfere with the pain signal that the nerve fibers would otherwise transmit. Tim Denison, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2015 According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) occurs when the brain's long nerve fibers (axons) are torn due to the brain shifting and rotating within the skull during an injury. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Give your brain the right fuel to build proteins and maintain nerve fibers. Ankur Bindal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nerve fiber

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nerve fiber was circa 1847

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“Nerve fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20fiber. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

nerve fiber

noun
: any of the long thin parts that lead to or away from the cell body of a neuron and include axons and dendrites

Medical Definition

nerve fiber

noun
: any of the processes (as an axon or a dendrite) of a neuron
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