nerve impulse
Noun
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Noun
nerve impulse (plural nerve impulses)
- (physiology) 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).
- French: potentiel d'action, influx nerveux
- German: elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzelle, Aktionspotenzial eines Neurons, Nervenimpuls
- Spanish: impulso nervioso
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