: a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon see neuron illustration
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The most sensitive areas tend to be where the skin is thinnest or where there are more nerve endings, says Dr. Kopelman.—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2025 The body registers pain through nerve endings throughout the body.—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 The experience of pain starts in a nerve ending, and the body detects the pressure and sends a signal to the spinal cord and then the brain.—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The signal is triggered by sodium molecules rushing into the nerve ending, sending the message onward to the brain.—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nerve ending
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