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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

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