A word is one or more sounds that in combination have a specific meaning assigned by a language. The symbolic meaning of words can be so powerful that people are willing to risk their lives for them or take the lives of others.
A nerve impulse is the relaying of a coded signal from a nerve cell to an effector (a muscle cell, a gland cell or another nerve cell) in response to a stimulus. It is the means by which a nerve cell communicates with another cell.
adj of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS. âafferent nervesâ. âafferent impulsesâ. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system. of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS.