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  1. n. The termination of a nerve, at the distal end of an axon

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

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  • “But it was their lips that met in a brief aunt-nephew embrace that set every nerve ending in her body jangling.”

    Snow Angels

  • “In that split second every nerve ending inside Jan Pankey’s body stood on full alert, signaling that something ungodly was happening.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Autoimmune Epidemic

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