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nerve fibre
noun[ C ]
anatomy UKspecialized(USnerve fiber)uk /ˈnɜːv ˌfaɪ.bər/ us /ˈnɝːv ˌfaɪ.bɚ/
any of the thread-like structures at the edge of a nerve cell, such as dendrites(= threads that receive signals) and axons (= threads that send out signals):
The function of nerve fibres is to transmit coded information from one place to the other.
Minute nerve fibres from various parts of the retina join to form the optic nerve.
An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibres.
An impulse passing along a nerve fibre is in some respects similar to an electric pulse passing along a wire.
Multiple sclerosis results from damage caused to the myelin sheath that surrounds certain nerve fibres.
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