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

When the patch is adhered to the skin and pressed against it, the needles painlessly pierce only the top layer of the skin, not reaching the nerve endings below. —New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025

This avoids nerve endings that normally cause pain during a tattoo. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025

While there is a warming and cooling sensation associated with these products, the ingredients act on nerve endings to create an illusion of hot and cold. —Novant Health, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025

One 2016 study found that half of the white medical students surveyed endorsed at least one false belief about biological differences between Black and white patients, such as that Black people have physically thicker skin or less sensitive nerve endings than white people. —Elizabeth Hintz, CNN Money, 26 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nerve ending

• apprehending
• comprehending
• condescending
• overspending
• recommending
• unoffending
• unpretending
• amending
• appending
• ascending
• attending
• befriending

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