impulse
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈɪmˌpʌls/
- Specialized
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impulso nervioso
- Think of it as part of yourself, controlled by your own nervous impulses.
- nerve impulses
- electrical impulses
- transmission of nerve impulses
Which which path the electrical impulses go down right in in our brain.
- Which which path the electrical impulses go down right in in our brain.
- The neurons in our bodies conduct impulses or action potentials very much faster than those that you find in some fungal networks.
- It's hormones and neuroreceptors are sort of getting it ready for impulse.
- Am IA brain in a VAT that is just being given electrical impulses from some nefarious other beings.
Examples
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The condition arises when there is a delay or obstruction along the pathway as the electrical impulses travel through the heart.
Academic text (2012) -
The doctor explained how a nerve impulse transmits signals throughout the body.
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Your brain sent out an electric impulse... down to your neck muscles... and, uh, what, what turned your head, besides the obvious?
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But what if we block the nerve impulse... by simply applying local pressure?
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Electrical impulses from the real human bodies must give the monsters form and shape.
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That sends the sound impulses to the implant, which turns them into electronic signals.
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They can play with our minds and memories because our brains function via electrical impulses.
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The neurons in our bodies conduct impulses or action potentials very much faster than those that you find in some fungal networks.
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When an animal makes such a movement, he found, single neurons emit reproducible patterns of electrical impulses.
Academic text (2009) -
During the surgery, the team monitored the impulses traveling along the patient's nerves.
Synonyms
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6.5
An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to send information
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4.9
An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to carry messages in the body
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5.8
An electrical message that travels along a nerve to carry information
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to carry messages in the body
- Specialized
1
6.5
An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to send information
- Specialized
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5.8
An electrical message that travels along a nerve to carry information
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A strong chemical that pushes shells, rockets, or torpedoes forward
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A small electric switch that changes when you press a button and stays that way until pressed again
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Morphology
Etymology
Impulse comes from the Latin parts im- 'in' and puls- 'push', and is related to the word pulse meaning a quick beat. So a nerve impulse is a fast 'push' of electrical signal that travels along a nerve.