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nerve impulse

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nerve net nerve of the pterygoid canal nerve of Wrisberg nerve rack nerve trunk nerve wrack

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