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