nerve ending

noun

: a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon see neuron illustration

Examples of nerve ending in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another potential reason for pain is long COVID’s ability to damage the body’s smallest nerve endings, a condition known as small-fiber neuropathy. Sarah Garone, Health, 6 Sep. 2024 An implant bypasses those dysfunctional nerve endings, directly stimulating the undamaged cochlear nerve itself. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 July 2024 Your brain has no nerve endings, so a pain in the brain is not like having a pain in the neck. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024 Platypus bills contain specialized nerve endings that detect the tiny electrical currents generated by the muscular contrast of their prey. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nerve ending 

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nerve ending was in 1868

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“Nerve ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20ending. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

nerve ending

noun
: a structure forming an end of a nerve axon that is distant from the cell body

Medical Definition

nerve ending

noun
: the structure in which the distal end of the axon of a nerve fiber terminates

called also nerve end

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