The nerve fiber

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• Nerve fiber — Latin neurofibra MeSH Nerve+Fibers Code TA A14.0.00.001 A nerve fiber is a threadlike extension of a nerve cell and consists of an axon …   Wikipedia

• Nerve fiber layer — Section of retina. (Stratum opticum labeled at right, second from the top.) …   Wikipedia

• Nerve fiber — nerve erve (n[ e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. {Neuralgia}.] 1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nerve fiber — n. any of the threadlike elements, either dendrites or axons, making up a nerve …   English World dictionary

• nerve fiber — n any of the processes (as an axon or a dendrite) of a neuron * * * neurofibra …   Medical dictionary

• Efferent nerve fiber — Nerve: Efferent nerve fiber Latin neurofibrae efferentes Code TH H2.00.06.1.00016 In the nervous system, efferent nerves, otherwise known as motor or effector neurons, carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to eff …   Wikipedia

• Afferent nerve fiber — Nerve: Afferent nerve fiber Latin neurofibrae afferentes Code TH H2.00.06.1.00015 In the nervous system, afferent neurons (otherwise known as sensory or receptor neurons), carry nerve impulses from r …   Wikipedia

• nerve fiber — The dendrite or collateral branch of a neurocyte …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• nerve fiber layer of retina — a layer of the stratum nervosum retinae, situated between the ganglion cell layer and the internal limiting membrane, consisting essentially of the axons of the ganglion cells which pass through the lamina cribrosa to form the optic nerve. In… …   Medical dictionary

• nerve fiber — noun Date: circa 1847 any of the processes (as axons or dendrites) of a neuron …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Group C nerve fiber — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = C fiber not labeled, but substantia gelatinosa of Rolando is Rexed lamina II, labeled at upper left. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …   Wikipedia