sensory nerve
91sensory root of mandibular nerve — a large root that emerges from the trigeminal ganglion and combines with the corresponding motor root to form the mandibular nerve …
92nerve block — a method of producing anaesthesia in part of the body by blocking the passage of pain impulses in the sensory nerves supplying it. A local anaesthetic, such as lidocaine, is injected into the tissues in the region of a nerve. In this way… …
93nerve growth factor — NGF a protein (see growth factor), consisting of two polypeptide chains, that is required for the development and longevity of some neurones, including those in the sympathetic nervous system and some central nervous system and sensory neurones.… …
94sensory neuron — sen′sory neu ron (or nerve ) n. phl a nerve cell that conducts impulses from the periphery of the body to the central nervous system …
95nerve growth factor — noun Date: 1962 a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons …
96sensory cell type I — Bipolar nerve cells in or beneath the epidermis of the body wall, or the epithelium of the ectodermal parts of the alimentary canal and their distal processes are usually connected with specific ectodermal sense organs …
97sensory — /sen seuh ree/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the senses or sensation. 2. Physiol. noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation, as a nerve. Also, sensorial /sen sawr ee euhl, sohr /. [1620 30; SENSE +… …
98sensory neuron — Biol. a nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system. * * * …
99sensory root. — See under nerve root. * * * …
100sensory pore of the mandibular molar — A small pit in the distal surface of the mandibular s molar process that can be Seen to connect internally to a nerve process [Wilson, 1989] …
