NERVE ENDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nerve ending mean? 

• NERVE ENDING (noun)
  The noun NERVE ENDING has 1 sense:

1. the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

  Familiarity information: NERVE ENDING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERVE ENDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

nerve end; nerve ending

Hypernyms ("nerve ending" is a kind of...):

end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nerve ending"):

free nerve ending (microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor)

Pacinian corpuscle (a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals)

proprioceptor (special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body)

Holonyms ("nerve ending" is a part of...):

axon; axone (long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron)

 Context examples 

Upon administration, 6-[18F]FDA is taken up by presynaptic sympathetic nerve endings via the norepinephrine transporter (NET) uptake-1.

(Fluorine F-18 6-Fluorodopamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, the activation of 5-HT1D receptors on sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal system results in the inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug may also exerts its effects by binding to and activating 5-HT 1D receptors on sensory nerve endings in the trigeminal system, which results in the inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Eletriptan Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)

However, it has also been proposed that dihydroergotamine mesylate acts upon 5-HT1D receptors on sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal system, thereby decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Dihydroergotamine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains unmyelinated nerve endings which are responsible for the high sensitivity of the tissue.

(Cornea, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance used to relieve pain by blocking signals at the nerve endings in skin.

(Lidocaine, NCI Dictionary)

Naratriptan hydrochloride may also exerts its effect by stimulation of 5-HT1D/1B receptors on sensory nerve endings in the trigeminal system thereby decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptides.

(Naratriptan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

RTX is not an opioid and does not act in the brain but rather on the nerve endings in the skin.

(Chemical from cactus-like plant shows promise in controlling surgical pain, while leaving touch and coordination intact, National Institutes of Health)

The sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony, resulting from the stimulation of specialized nerve endings.

(Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhibition of sodium channels prevents the depolarization of nerve cell membranes and inhibits subsequent propagation of impulses along the course of the nerve, thereby limiting the excitation of nerve endings.

(Dibucaine, NCI Thesaurus)