nerve impulse

noun Physiology.

a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.

Origin of nerve impulse

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby nerve impulse

nerve fibre, nerve gas, nerve graft, nerve growth factor, nerve growth factor antiserum, nerve impulse, nerve net, nerve of pterygoid canal, nerve of tensor muscle of soft palate, nerve of tensor tympani muscle, nerve plexus

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British Dictionary definitions for nerve impulse

nerve impulse

noun

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

Medical definitions for nerve impulse

nerve impulse

n.

A wave of physical and chemical excitation that moves along a nerve fiber in response to a stimulus.