English noun: nerve ending | |||
| 1. | nerve ending (body) the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse | ||
| Synonyms | nerve end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, terminal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | free nerve ending, Pacinian corpuscle, proprioceptor | ||
| Part meronym | axon, axone | ||