nerve impulses

A form of nerve impulse — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nerve impulse
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