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By utilizing the polarization properties of light, PS-OCT can provide highly detailed information about the thickness of your nerve fiber layer, the presence of fluid or blood accumulation, and the overall health of your retina.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
White matter is made of bundled nerve fibers and helps coordinate communication between different regions of the brain.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Consider the signaling problem: The vagus nerve is made up of many individual nerve fibers of several different types, some transmitting signals up into the brain and some signaling down to the organs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The disease causes the immune system to attack myelin, the insulation around nerve fibers, prompting symptoms that can include muscle weakness, pain, and vision loss.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
These cells cause the bones of the spine to become porous, allowing nerve fibers to fill the empty spaces.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Though the exact cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown, the disease triggers the immune system to attack the central nervous system — resulting in damage to the protective layer surrounding the nerve fibers, called myelin, and disrupting signals to and from the brain.
—Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
In order to do so, surgeons have to coax the nerve fibers to grow to the right place, which Sahel says could take months or even years.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2023
Delta 8's neuroprotective properties might help shield these nerve fibers from further harm, potentially slowing down disease progression.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Nerve fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20fiber. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.
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
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