: a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon see neuron illustration
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These pits house membranes rich in heat-sensitive nerve endings, enabling the snake to detect minute temperature differences in its environment.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Lidocaine is a local anesthetic that stops pain by blocking the signals at the nerve endings in the skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 Such nerve endings turned out to be remarkably specialized.—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 How does pressure and vibration across millions of nerve endings become a hug?—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nerve ending
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