nerve impulse

noun Physiology.

1. a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.

noun

1. the electrical wave transmitted along a nerve fibre, usually following stimulation of the nerve-cell bodySee also action potential

n.

1. A wave of physical and chemical excitation that moves along a nerve fiber in response to a stimulus.