terminatio /ter·mi·na·tio/ (ter″mĭ-na´she-o) pl. terminatio´nes [L.] an ending; the site of discontinuation of a structure, as the free nerve endings (terminatio´nes nervo´rum li´berae), in which the peripheral fiber divides into fine branches that terminate freely in connective tissue or epithelium.
ending [end´ing]
ter·mi·na·ti·o (tûr m -n  sh - )n. pl. ter·mi·na·ti·o·nes (-n sh-nz) A termination or ending, especially a nerve ending. |
ending [end´ing]
a finishing or final part of something, especially the peripheral termination of a nerve or nerve fiber. Called also terminatio and terminus.
free nerve ending the type of neural receptor with the simplest form, in which the peripheral nerve fiber divides into fine branches that terminate freely in connective tissue or epithelium.
terminatio
pl. terminationes [L.] an ending; the site of discontinuation of a structure, as the free nerve endings (terminationes nervorum liberae), in which the peripheral fiber divides into fine branches that terminate freely in connective tissue or epithelium.
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