| NOUN | event | nervous impulse, nerve impulse, neural impulse, impulse | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber |
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| Meaning | The electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber. | |
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| Synonyms | nerve impulse, neural impulse, impulse | |
| Narrower | action potential | The local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
| Broader | electrical discharge | A discharge of electricity |
| Spanish | impulso nervioso | |
| Catalan | impuls nerviós | |
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