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neuron |
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
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neural |
of or relating to the nervous system |
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neuralgia |
acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves |
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neuritis |
inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function |
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neurosis |
a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way |
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neurotic |
affected with emotional disorder |
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neurasthenia |
a nervous breakdown (not in technical use) |
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neurology |
the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders |
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neurobiology |
the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system |
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neuroanatomy |
the anatomy of the nervous system |
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neurotransmitter |
a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse |
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neurotoxin |
any toxin that affects neural tissues |
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neurotropic |
(of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially |