WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nerve′ fi′ber, [Anat., Physiol.]
- Physiology, Anatomya process, axon, or dendrite of a nerve cell.
- 1830–40
'nerve fiber' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Schwann cell
- axilemma
- commissure
- medullation
- mettle
- nerve impulse
- nerve root
- neuristor
- neurolysis
- retinula
- sensillum