<B>neurectomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the surgical removal of all or part of a nerve. </DL>
<A NAME="neurilemma">
<B>neurilemma, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the delicate membranous outer sheath of peripheral nerve fibers. </DL>
<A NAME="neurility">
<B>neurility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the properties which are characteristic of nerve tissue, such as the conducting of stimuli. </DL>
<A NAME="neuristor">
<B>neuristor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very small live wire having properties similar to the nerve fiber or axon in a living organism, designed for use in microminiature electronic models of the human nervous system. <BR> <I>Ex. A first step toward making a completely artificial nerve cell was made with the development of the neuristor (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurite">
<B>neurite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) an axon. </DL>
<A NAME="neuritic">
<B>neuritic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with, characterized by, or affected with neuritis. </DL>
<A NAME="neuritis">
<B>neuritis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of a nerve or nerves, causing pain, paralysis, disturbance of sensation, loss of the reflexes, and the wasting of muscles controlled by those nerves. </DL>
<A NAME="neuro">
<B>neuro-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) nerve; nerve tissue; nervous system. <BR> <I>Ex. Neurology = study of the nervous system.</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>neur-</B> before vowels. </DL>
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<A NAME="neuroanatomical">
<B>neuroanatomical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with neuroanatomy. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroanatomist">
<B>neuroanatomist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies neuroanatomy. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroanatomy">
<B>neuroanatomy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of the nervous system. </DL>
<A NAME="neurobiological">
<B>neurobiological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with neurobiology. </DL>
<A NAME="neurobiologist">
<B>neurobiologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies neurobiology. </DL>
<A NAME="neurobiology">
<B>neurobiology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of biology that deals with the nervous system. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroblast">
<B>neuroblast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cell in vertebrate embryos that develops into a nerve cell. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroblastoma">
<B>neuroblastoma, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mas,</B> <B>-mata.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a malignant cancer of the sympathetic nervous system which attacks the neuroblasts of the embryo and is found usually in children. </DL>
<A NAME="neurochemical">
<B>neurochemical, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a chemical substance that affects the nervous system or some part of it. <BR> <I>Ex. Several neurochemicals, when applied to a specific area of the brain, appear to control killing behavior in laboratory rats (Science News).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with neurochemistry. <BR> <I>Ex. neurochemical research.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurochemist">
<B>neurochemist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies neurochemistry. </DL>
<A NAME="neurochemistry">
<B>neurochemistry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of biochemistry that deals with the chemical makeup and effects of the nervous system. <BR> <I>Ex. Since mental health is the chief medical problem today, the study of neurochemistry assumes considerable importance (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurocirculatory">
<B>neurocirculatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with both the nervous and circulatory systems. <BR> <I>Ex. neurocirculatory disorders.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurodepressive">
<B>neurodepressive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> acting as a nerve depressant. </DL>
<A NAME="neurodermatitis">
<B>neurodermatitis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chronic skin disorder of nervous origin characterized by much itching and a leathery condition of the skin. It commonly affects the neck, armpits, and pubic area. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroendocrine">
<B>neuroendocrine, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the nervous system and the endocrine glands. <BR> <I>Ex. neuroendocrine activity.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neuroendocrinologist">
<B>neuroendocrinologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies neuroendocrinology. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroendocrinology">
<B>neuroendocrinology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the endocrinology of the nervous system. <BR> <I>Ex. Neuroendocrinology research was expected to establish the pathways in the brain that regulate the hypothalamic hormones and the role of the amines in the control of these pathways (Albert Wolfson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurofibril">
<B>neurofibril, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any of the fibrils found in a nerve cell. adj. <B>neurofibrillary.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neurofibroma">
<B>neurofibroma, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mas,</B> <B>-mata.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fibrous tumor, usually benign, arising from the outer sheath of peripheral nerve fibers. </DL>
<A NAME="neurofibromatosis">
<B>neurofibromatosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hereditary disease in which neurofibromas develop under the skin or along the nerves. </DL>
<A NAME="neurogenic">
<B>neurogenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> originating in the nerves or nervous system. adv. <B>neurogenically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neuroglia">
<B>neuroglia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the delicate connective tissue forming a supporting network for the conducting elements of nervous tissue in the brain and the spinal cord. </DL>
<B>neurogliar, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with neuroglia. <BR> <I>Ex. the neurogliar cells.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurohemalorgan">
<B>neurohemal organ,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an organ of the circulatory system having neurological importance. </DL>
<A NAME="neurohormonal">
<B>neurohormonal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with neurohormones. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with both nerves and hormones. <BR> <I>Ex. neurohormonal reaction.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurohormone">
<B>neurohormone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone that stimulates nerve cells or the nervous system. </DL>
<A NAME="neurohumor">
<B>neurohumor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical substance such as epinephrine, secreted by the endings of a nerve cell and capable of activating a muscle or another nerve cell. </DL>
<A NAME="neurohumoral">
<B>neurohumoral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a neurohumor or the response to it. <BR> <I>Ex. natural neurohumoral agents such as adrenalin and histamine (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurohypophyseal">
<B>neurohypophyseal</B> or <B>neurohypophysial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the neurohypophysis. <BR> <I>Ex. a neurohypophyseal hormone.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurohypophysis">
<B>neurohypophysis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the main portion of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. </DL>
<A NAME="neurokinin">
<B>neurokinin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a protein substance that causes dilation of blood vessels and has an undetermined effect on nerves. </DL>
<A NAME="neurolept">
<B>neurolept, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being or involving a neuroleptic or tranquilizer. <BR> <I>Ex. a neurolept drug, neurolept anesthesia.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neuroleptic">
<B>neuroleptic, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tranquilizing drug. <BR> <I>Ex. Schizophrenics treated over long periods with neuroleptics have sometimes shown symptoms typical of endogenous depression (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurological">
<B>neurological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with neurology. <BR> <I>Ex. neurological mechanisms.</I> adv. <B>neurologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="neurologist">
<B>neurologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies neurology, especially a specialist in organic diseases of the central nervous system. <BR> <I>Ex. It is a condition which is all too often missed by even experienced neurologists and psychiatrists (Sunday Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurology">
<B>neurology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the nervous system and its diseases. </DL>
<A NAME="neuroma">
<B>neuroma, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mata,</B> <B>-mas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tumor growing upon a nerve or in nerve tissue. </DL>
<A NAME="neuromast">
<B>neuromast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a specialized sensory organ beneath the lateral line of all fishes and aquatic amphibians, consisting of a cluster of sensory cells. </DL>
<A NAME="neurometrics">
<B>neurometrics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the measurement and analysis of the electrical activity of the brain and nervous system by means of computers. <BR> <I>Ex. Perhaps neurometrics will become the diagnostic procedure of the future, pointing to the region of the brain in need of intervention (Robert O. Pihl).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neuromuscular">
<B>neuromuscular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the relationship of nerves to the muscles. </DL>
<A NAME="neuron">
<B>neuron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the cells of which the brain, spinal cord, and nerves are composed; nerve cell. Neurons conduct impulses and consist of a cell body containing the nucleus, and usually several processes called dendrites, and a single long process called an axon. <BR> <I>Ex. To excite or "fire" a neuron, the nerve impulse has to cross the synapse, and it is probable that two or more impulses have to summate in space and time in order to "fire" a neuron (George M. Wyburn).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, <B>neurone.</B> </DL>
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<A NAME="neuronal">
<B>neuronal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a neuron. <BR> <I>Ex. Memory therefore, depends on an active neuronal mechanism which never rests (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="neurone">
<B>neurone, </B>noun. <B>=neuron.</B></DL>
<A NAME="neuronic">
<B>neuronic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a neuron. </DL>
