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Neurocity
(Neu*roc"i*ty) n. (Physiol.) Nerve force.
Neurocœle
(Neu"ro*cœle) n. [Neuro- + Gr. koi^los a hollow.] (Anat.) The central canal and ventricles of
the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.
Neurocord
(Neu"ro*cord) n. [Neuro- + cord.] (Zoöl.) A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated
above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm. — Neu`ro*cor"dal a.
Neuro-epidermal
(Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal) a. [Neuro- + epidermal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or giving rise
to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.
Neuroglia
(||Neu*rog"li*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament + glue.] (Anat.) The delicate connective
tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.
Neurography
(Neu*rog"ra*phy) n. [Neuro- + -graphy.] (Anat.) A description of the nerves. Dunglison.
Neurokeratin
(Neu`ro*ker"a*tin) n. [Neuro- + keratin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance, resembling keratin,
present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it
resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and
tyrosin.
Neurological
(Neu`ro*log"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to neurology.
Neurologist
(Neu*rol"o*gist) n. One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of
nervous diseases.
Neurology
(Neu*rol"o*gy) n. [Neuro- + -logy.] The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
Neuroma
(||Neu*ro"ma) n. [NL. See Neuro- , and -oma.] (Med.) A tumor developed on, or connected
with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.
Neuromere
(Neu"ro*mere) n. [Neuro- + -mere.] (Anat.) A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal
nervous system.
Neuromuscular
(Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar) a. [Neuro- + muscular.] (Physiol.) Nervomuscular.
Neuron
(||Neu"ron) n.; pl. Neura [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.) The brain and spinal cord; the
cerebro- spinal axis; myelencephalon. B. G. Wilder.
Neuropathic
(Neu`ro*path"ic) a. Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous
disease.
Neuropathy
(Neu*rop"a*thy) n. [Neuro- + Gr. to suffer.] (Med.) An affection of the nervous system or
of a nerve.
Neuropod
(Neu"ro*pod) n. [Neuro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.) A neuropodous animal. G. Rolleston.
Neuropodium
(||Neu`ro*po"di*um) n. [NL., from Gr. a nerve + dim. of the foot.] (Zoöl.) The ventral lobe
or branch of a parapodium.
Neuropodous
(Neu*rop"o*dous) a. [Neuro- + -pod + -ous.] (Zoöl.) Having the limbs on, or directed
toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; — opposed to hæmapodous. G. Rolleston.
Neuropore
(Neu"ro*pore) n. [Neuro- + pore.] (Anat.) An opening at either end of the embryonic neural
canal.
Neuropter
(Neu*rop"ter) n. (Zoöl.) One of the Neuroptera.
