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13 Cards in this Set
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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 |
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
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