NERVE IMPULSE


Meaning of NERVE IMPULSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1900

: the progressive physicochemical change in the membrane of a nerve fiber that follows stimulation and serves to transmit a record of sensation from a receptor or an instruction to act to an effector — called also nervous impulse

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.