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nerve ending vs free nerve ending

free nerve ending vs nerve ending

nerve ending and free nerve ending both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nerve ending Yes No No No
free nerve ending Yes No No No
As nouns, free nerve ending is a hyponym of nerve ending; that is, free nerve ending is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nerve ending:
  • nerve ending: the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
  • free nerve ending: microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
Other hyponyms of nerve ending include Pacinian corpuscle, proprioceptor.
nerve ending (noun) free nerve ending (noun)
the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
Difference between nerve ending and free nerve ending

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