NOUN
- microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
How To Use free nerve ending In A Sentence
- The labrum may also participate in nociceptive and proprioceptive mechanisms as free nerve endings and sensory end organs have been identified in its superficial layers.
- The retinaculum and patellar tendon are richly innervated with free nerve endings.
- Free nerve endings, including proprioceptors and nociceptors, have been identified within labral tissue, which may explain decreased proprioception and pain in an athlete with a torn acetabular labrum.