nerve impulse

noun

The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

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nervous impulseneural impulseimpulse
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Meanings

nounnerve impulse (plural nerve impulses)

plural nerve impulses

  1. medicineThe signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

Similar
nervous impulseneural impulseimpulse
Broader
electrical discharge
Also see
impulse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 神經衝動 /神经冲动
  • 神經衝動 /神经冲动 (shénjīng chōngdòng)signal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Finnish hermoimpulssi
  • hermoimpulssisignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
French potentiel d'action, influx nerveux
  • potentiel d'actionsignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
  • influx nerveuxsignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
German elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzelle, Aktionspotenzial eines Neurons
  • elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzellesignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
  • Aktionspotenzial eines Neuronssignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
  • Nervenimpulssignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Irish néar-ríog
  • néar-ríogsignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Māori karere io
  • karere iosignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Romanian impuls nervos
  • impuls nervossignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Russian не́рвный и́мпульс
  • не́рвный и́мпульс (nérvnyj ímpulʹs)signal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Spanish impulso nervioso
  • impulso nerviososignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Swedish nervimpuls
  • nervimpulssignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Tagalog pitlag ng dagandam
  • pitlag ng dagandamsignal transmitted along a nerve fibre
Cite this entry
APA

nerve impulse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerve%20impulse

MLA

“nerve impulse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerve%20impulse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerve impulse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerve%20impulse.

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