nerve ending

noun

: a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon see neuron illustration

Examples of nerve ending in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Areas with thinner skin or more nerve endings, like the upper lip and bikini line, are more sensitive than others, like the legs and back. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024 Because the holes don't reach down to the nerve endings, use of the nanoceramic stars is reportedly painless – Stuer describes it as feeling like a skin scrub. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024 Another potential reason for pain is long COVID’s ability to damage the body’s smallest nerve endings, a condition known as small-fiber neuropathy. Sarah Garone, Health, 6 Sep. 2024 An implant bypasses those dysfunctional nerve endings, directly stimulating the undamaged cochlear nerve itself. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nerve ending 

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nerve ending was in 1868

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“Nerve ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20ending. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

nerve ending

noun
: a structure forming an end of a nerve axon that is distant from the cell body

Medical Definition

nerve ending

noun
: the structure in which the distal end of the axon of a nerve fiber terminates

called also nerve end

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