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Nerve
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A bundle of fibers that receives and sends messages between the body and the brain. The messages are sent by chemical and electrical changes in the cells that make up the nerves. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Part of the peripheral nervous system composed of bundles of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body using chemical and electrical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. (NCI Thesaurus)
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