noun
the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
• Syn: ↑nerve end
• Hyponyms: ↑free nerve ending, ↑Pacinian corpuscle, ↑proprioceptor
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noun also nerve end : the structure in which the distal end of the axon of a nerve fiber terminates
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nerve end or nerve ending noun
The free end of a nerve, generally with accessory parts forming an end organ
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Main Entry: ↑nerve
Useful english dictionary. 2012.