nerve fibre

Synonyms:

nerve fiber

Types:

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medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber

a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin

effector

a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion

axon, axone

long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron

dendrite

short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

efferent fiber, motor fiber

a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands

afferent fiber, sensory fiber

a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system

Type of:

fiber, fibre

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

fiber, fibre

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn