| NOUN | body | nerve ending, nerve end | the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse |
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| Meaning | The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse. | |
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| Synonym | nerve end | |
| Part of | axon, axone | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
| Narrower | Pacinian corpuscle | A specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin |
| free nerve ending | Microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor | |
| proprioceptor | Special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body | |
| Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
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