Nerve vs. Neuron

Nervenoun

(zoology) A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

Nervenoun

A neuron.

Nervenoun

(botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood

Nervenoun

Courage, boldness.

Nervenoun

Patience. en

Nervenoun

Stamina, endurance, fortitude.

Nervenoun

Audacity, gall.

Nervenoun

(polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.

Nervenoun

(in the plural) Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion.

Nervenoun

(obsolete) Sinew, tendon.

Nerveverb

(transitive) To give courage.

Nerveverb

(transitive) To give strength.

Nervenoun

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.

Nervenoun

A sinew or a tendon.

Nervenoun

Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.

Nervenoun

Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.

Nervenoun

Audacity; assurance.

Nervenoun

One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.

Nervenoun

One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.

Nerveverb

To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.

Nervenoun

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

Nervenoun

the courage to carry on;

Nervenoun

impudent aggressiveness;

Nerveverb

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Nerve

A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system. A nerve transmits electrical impulses.

Neuronnoun

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

Neuronnoun

(zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.

Neuronnoun

The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.

Neuronnoun

The characteristic specialized cell that is part of the nervous system, serving to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain, and also between other parts of the body, and composed of a main cell body, the axon, with a varying number of processes of varying length, the dendrites; a nerve cell. The movement and behavior of higher animals depends on the signals tranmsitted by such nerve cells.

Neuronnoun

a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

Neuron

A neuron or nerve cell is an electrically excitable cell that communicates with other cells via specialized connections called synapses. It is the main component of nervous tissue in all animals except sponges and placozoa.