nerve fiber

noun

: any of the processes (such as axons or dendrites) of a neuron

Examples of nerve fiber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) occurs when the brain's long nerve fibers (axons) are torn due to the brain shifting and rotating within the skull during an injury. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

Give your brain the right fuel to build proteins and maintain nerve fibers. —Ankur Bindal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, difficulty walking, vision changes and can permanently damage nerve fibers, according to the Mayo Clinic. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025

This injures your nerve fibers and compromises your blood-brain barrier by introducing small hemorrhages (bleeding). —Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

nerve fiber

noun

: any of the long thin parts that lead to or away from the cell body of a neuron and include axons and dendrites

Medical Definition

nerve fiber

noun

: any of the processes (as an axon or a dendrite) of a neuron