nerve
Example Sentences
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Eliot Penn’s astute observations about the unnecessary complexity associated with travel rewards programs struck a deep nerve with this lifelong traveler.
Staring up at a gray stone house with a wide black door in the middle of it, I was breathless—more from nerves and a tight corset than actual exertion.
From Literature
To test how essential these sensors are, the team used mouse models in which PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 were selectively removed from either uterine muscle or surrounding sensory nerves.
From Science Daily
PEDS1 is needed to produce plasmalogens, a specific type of membrane phospholipid that is especially abundant in myelin, the fatty coating that insulates nerve fibers.
From Science Daily
Further conversations with clinicians led the team to target another side effect of many cancer medications: neuropathy, or nerve damage.
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