nerve conduction

UK: /nɜːv kənˈdʌkʃən/

Definition

Definition of nerve conduction - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physiology

TECH.

movement of electrical signals along nerve fibers in the body

TECH.

The doctor explained that slow nerve conduction can cause weakness and numbness.
The neurologist ordered a test to measure nerve conduction in his legs.
Cold temperatures can temporarily slow nerve conduction in extremities.

intact

unbroken

whole

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Expressions with nerve

have nerve

display audacity in bold actions

He had nerve to ask for a raise on his first day.

some nerve

boldness or audacity in someone's actions or words

He had some nerve to ask for a raise.

raw nerve

sensitive area of someone's emotions

His comment about her weight touched a raw nerve.

lose nerve

become too scared to do something

He wanted to ask her out but lost nerve.

get one's nerve back

regain courage or confidence after feeling afraid

After a break, she got her nerve back and tried again.

get on someone's last nerve

cause extreme irritation or annoyance to someone

He really gets on my last nerve when he talks loudly.

Expressions with conduction

bone conduction

movement of sound through skull bones instead of through air

Bone conduction lets the device send music directly to your inner ear.

electrical conduction

movement of electricity through a conductor

Electrical conduction allows power to flow through wires.

conduction band

energy level range in solids for free electron movement

Electrons jump to the conduction band when a semiconductor is energized..

heat conduction

transfer of thermal energy through matter caused by temperature difference

Metal pans show rapid heat conduction from the stove to the food.

conduction aphasia

language disorder affecting sentence repetition ability

The patient was diagnosed with conduction aphasia.

hole conduction

movement of holes as charge carriers in semiconductors

Hole conduction is essential in p-type semiconductors.

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French:conduction nerveuse, ...
German:Nervenleitung, ...
Italian:conduzione nervosa, ...
Spanish:conducción nerviosa, ...
Portuguese:condução nervosa, ...
Chinese:神经传导, ...
Japanese:神経伝導, ...
Arabic:تَوَصِيل عَصَبِيّ, ...
Hebrew:הוֹלֶכֶת עָצָב, ...
Russian:проведение нервного импульса, ...
Ukrainian:нервова провідність, ...
Hindi:तंत्रिका संचरण, ...
Bengali:স্নায়ু পরিবাহিতা, ...
Catalan:conducció nerviosa, ...
Czech:vedení nervového vzruchu, ...
Danish:nerveledning, ...
Dutch:zenuwgeleiding, ...
Greek:νευρική αγωγή, ...
Hungarian:idegvezetés, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ជូនសញ្ញាប្រសាទ, ...
Korean:신경 전도, ...
Persian:هدایت عصبی, ...
Polish:przewodnictwo nerwowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):condução nervosa, ...
Romanian:conducție nervoasă, ...
Swedish:nervledning, ...
Thai:การนำกระแสประสาท, ...
Turkish:sinir iletimi, ...
Vietnamese:dẫn truyền thần kinh, ...

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