nerve fiber

Noun

Meaning

a threadlike extension of a nerve cell

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nerve fibre nerve neuron dendritic dendrite axon action potential cranial nerve Schwann glial cell brain cell Purkinje cell astrocyte axonal neuropil

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Hypernyms

fibre fiber

Hyponyms

effector dendrite axon axone sensory fiber efferent fiber

Examples

At the peripheral end of the nociceptor, noxious stimuli generate currents that, above a given threshold, send signals along the nerve fiber to the spinal cord. Source: Internet

An axon (also called a nerve fiber when myelinated ) is a special cellular extension (process) that arises from the cell body at a site called the axon hillock and travels for a distance, as far as 1 meter in humans or even more in other species. Source: Internet

Attached inside the cap is the tip of a dendritic projection (or sensory nerve fiber). Source: Internet

However, the myelin layer does not ensure a perfect regeneration of the nerve fiber. Source: Internet

Epidermal nerve fiber density testing (ENFD) is a more recently developed neuropathology test in which a punch skin biopsy is taken to identify small fiber neuropathies by analyzing the nerve fibers of the skin. Source: Internet

These studies may lead to further understanding of nerve fiber regeneration in the central nervous system. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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