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   nerve end
         n 1: the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a
               synapse [syn: {nerve ending}, {nerve end}]

English Dictionary: nirvana by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nerve ending
n
  1. the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
    Synonym(s): nerve ending, nerve end
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nerve entrapment
n
  1. repeated and long-term nerve compression (usually in nerves near joints that are subject to inflammation or swelling)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nerve impulse
n
  1. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
    Synonym(s): nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse, impulse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nirvana
n
  1. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
    Synonym(s): nirvana, enlightenment
  2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
    Synonym(s): Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
norepinephrine
n
  1. a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses
    Synonym(s): noradrenaline, norepinephrine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nauropometer \Nau`ro*pom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] ship + [?]
      inclination + -meter.] (Naut.)
      An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at
      sea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nervimotion \Ner`vi*mo"tion\, n. [Nerve + motion.] (Physiol.)
      The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents
      and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nervimotor \Ner`vi*mo"tor\, n. [Nerve + motor.] (Physiol.)
      Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nervine \Nerv"ine\ (?; 277) a. [L. nervinus made of sinews:
      cf.F. nervin. See {Nerve}.] (Med.)
      Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves;
      quieting nervous excitement. -- n. A nervine agent.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nerve \Nerve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nerved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Nerving}.]
      To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear
      nerved his arm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nervomuscular \Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Nerve + muscular.]
      (Physiol.)
      Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of
      nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Noropianic \No*ro`pi*an"ic\, a. [Etymology uncertain.] (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic
      series obtained from opianic acid.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Narvon, PA
      Zip code(s): 17555

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   narrowband
  
      A communication channel with a low data rate.
      [More specific?]
  
      The term is sometimes used for an {Internet} connection via a
      {dial-up modem}, typically at 56 kbaud, in contrast to
      {broadband}.
  
      (2003-10-15)
  
  
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