- nervous impulse
- noun see nerve impulse
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nervous impulse
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nervous impulse — noun the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus • Syn: ↑nerve impulse, ↑neural impulse, ↑impulse • Hypernyms: ↑electrical discharge … Useful english dictionary
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nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… … Universalium
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Nervous tissue — Example of nervous tissue. Nervous tissue is one of four major classes of vertebrate tissue. Nervous tissue is the main component of the nervous system the brain, spinal cord, and nerves which regulates and controls body functions. It is composed … Wikipedia
impulse — /ˈɪmpʌls / (say impuls) noun 1. the inciting influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under the impulse of pity. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action, or a particular instance of it: to be swayed by impulse …
nerve impulse — n the progressive physicochemical change in the membrane of a nerve fiber that follows stimulation and serves to transmit a record of sensation from a receptor or an instruction to act to an effector called also nervous impulse * * * the… … Medical dictionary
nerve impulse — noun the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus • Syn: ↑nervous impulse, ↑neural impulse, ↑impulse • Hypernyms: ↑electrical discharge … Useful english dictionary
