Definition of Nerve Impulse in English :

Define Nerve Impulse in English

Nerve Impulse meaning in English

Meaning of Nerve Impulse in English

Pronunciation of Nerve Impulse in English

Nerve Impulse pronunciation in English

Pronounce Nerve Impulse in English

Nerve Impulse

see synonyms of nerve impulse

Noun

1. impulse, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse

the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

Example Sentences:
'they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus'

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Nerve Impulse

see synonyms of nerve impulse
noun
the electrical wave transmitted along a nerve fibre, usually following stimulation of the nerve-cell body
See also action potential

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Nerve Impulse

see synonyms of nerve impulse
an all or nothing electrochemical change that sweeps over a nerve fiber when it is stimulated

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Nerve Impulse

see synonyms of nerve impulse
n.
A wave of physical and chemical excitation along a nerve fiber in response to a stimulus, accompanied by a transient change in electric potential in the membrane of the fiber.

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