Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
nerts
nerve
nerve block
nerve cell
nerve center
nerve cord
nerve fiber
nerve gas
nerve impulse
nerve net
nerve-racking
nerve trunk
nerve-wracking
nerveless
nervous
nervous breakdown
nervous system
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

nerve impulse

nerve im·pulse (plural nerve im·puls·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
electrical signal sent along nerve: a rapid and momentary change in electrical activity that passes along a nerve fiber to other neurons, muscles, or other body organs and signals instructions or information

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft