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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: nervous impulse, neural impulse, impulse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical discharge
Narrower terms: action potential
History
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Across languages
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