NERVOUS IMPULSE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase nervous impulse. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase nervous impulse. (close relations)

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	impulse				nounn
	noun • an instinctive motive • a sudden desire • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the act of applying force suddenly • an impelling force or strength
	message				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled • content communicating a message; what something is about verb • send a message to • send as a message • send a message
	response				nounn
	noun • a result • a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent • a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation • the manner in which something is greeted • a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister • the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange • the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	signal				verb, nounv, n
	noun • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • any incitement to action • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes adjective satellite • notably out of the ordinary verb • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • be a signal for or a symptom of
	stimulus				nounn
	noun • any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
	transmission				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted • communication by means of transmitted signals • the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted • the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
	trigger				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun • a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen • an act that sets in motion some course of events verb • put in motion or move to act • release or pull the trigger on
	wave				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) • a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch • a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth • something that rises rapidly • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand • a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair • an undulating curve • a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) verb • signal with the hands or nod • move or swing back and forth • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • set waves in
	nerve impulse				nounn
	noun • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
	neural impulse				nounn
	noun • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

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