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nerve ending

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Usually nerve-fibres make connection with the cells of an organ by a special modification of structure known as a nerve-ending.

Inside is a complicated nerve ending, and axons pass inward to the central nervous system.

He had lost consciousness as every nerve-ending in his body had screamed with pain.

And so on, stage by stage, till from an ordinary nerve-ending in the skin is evolved the eye of an eagle.

As a whole, it may be considered a peculiar form of nerve-ending.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nerve ending, such as: exposed nerve, in the gut, raw, raw nerve, sore point, and sore spot.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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