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NERVE END
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
Synonyms:
nerve end; nerve ending
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nerve end" is a kind of...):
end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nerve end"):
free nerve ending (microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor)
Pacinian corpuscle (a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals)
proprioceptor (special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body)
Holonyms ("nerve end" is a part of...):
axon; axone (long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron)
