[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nerve \nerve\ n~erv, n. oe. nerfe, f. nerf, l. nervus, akin
   to gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
   perh. akin to e. needle. cf. neuralgia.
   1. anat. one of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
      with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
      impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
      animal body.
      1913 webster

   note: an ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
         nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
         the perineurium and all bound together in a
         connective tissue sheath and framework the epineurium
         containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
         1913 webster

   2. a sinew or a tendon. --pope.
      1913 webster

   3. physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
      constitutional vigor.
      1913 webster

            he led me on to mightiest deeds,
            above the nerve of mortal arm.        --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
      danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
      endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
      1913 webster

   5. audacity; assurance. slang
      1913 webster

   6. bot. one of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
      of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
      base or the midrib of the leaf.
      1913 webster

   7. zool. one of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
      insects.
      1913 webster

   nerve cell anat., a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
      with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
      is one type of nerve cell.

   nerve fiber anat., one of the fibers of which nerves are
      made up. these fibers are either medullated or
      nonmedullated. in both kinds the essential part is the
      translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
      the whole length of the fiber.

   nerve stretching med., the operation of stretching a
      nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
      are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
      nerve or its connections.
      1913 webster
see also:
neuralgia nerve cell ganglion cell nerve fiber medullated nonmedullated 
nerve stretching 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

nerve fiber
     n : a threadlike extension of a nerve cell syn: nerve fibre
see also:
nerve fibre 

Fiber >> F Words
Fiber, definition of term: Fiber
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Nerve >> N Words
Nerve, definition of term: Nerve
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Fiber Optics >> F Words
Fiber Optics, definition of term: Fiber Optics
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Nerve Gas >> N Words
Nerve Gas, definition of term: Nerve Gas
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Fiber Bundle >> F Words
Fiber Bundle, definition of term: Fiber Bundle
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Nerve Cell >> N Words
Nerve Cell, definition of term: Nerve Cell
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Nerve Impulse >> N Words
Nerve Impulse, definition of term: Nerve Impulse
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Optic Nerve >> O Words
Optic Nerve, definition of term: Optic Nerve
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Optical Fiber >> O Words
Optical Fiber, definition of term: Optical Fiber
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Olfactory Nerve >> O Words
Olfactory Nerve, definition of term: Olfactory Nerve
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