nerve fiber

noun Anatomy, Physiology.

a process, axon, or dendrite of a nerve cell.

Origin of nerve fiber

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby nerve fiber

nerve center, nerve centre, nerve conduction, nerve cord, nerve decompression, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, nerve gas, nerve graft, nerve growth factor, nerve growth factor antiserum

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Medical definitions for nerve fiber

nerve fiber

n.

A threadlike process of a neuron, especially the axon that conducts nerve impulses.

Scientific definitions for nerve fiber

nerve fiber

See axon.