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nerve ending


nerve ending

noun

Definition of NERVE ENDING

: a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon — see neuron illustration
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First Known Use of NERVE ENDING

circa 1890

Rhymes with NERVE ENDING

ascending, attending, fence-mending, goaltending, heartrending, mind-bending, unbending, unending

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