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Generalised and simplified diagram showing the parts of the nerve cell or neuron.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: nerves
Definition: a bundle of fibres that uses chemical and electrical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another

Compare neuron.
Example:
1. Malathion inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine released from nerve cells, which leads to uncontrolled muscle contraction.

2. Sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass through the nerves from the brain to other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body.
Related Word: nervous (adjective)
Related Compound: nerve cell, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, nervous system