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Noun: nerve ending  nurv en-ding
  1. The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
    "Nerve endings in the skin allow us to feel sensations like touch and temperature";
    - nerve end

Derived forms: nerve endings

Type of: end, terminal

Part of: axon, axone [rare]

Encyclopedia: Nerve ending