English words starting with neu - page 1

Meanings of Neurin:

noun

A quaternary ammonium compound which is present in various animal tissues and is also formed during putrefaction by dehydration of choline, and can be isolated as a toxic, odoriferous, syrupy liquid; trimethylvinylammonium hydroxide, ch₂ =chn(ch₃)₃ oh. formerly also: †choline itself (obsolete).

Meanings of Neurine:

noun

A quaternary ammonium compound which is present in various animal tissues and is also formed during putrefaction by dehydration of choline, and can be isolated as a toxic, odoriferous, syrupy liquid; trimethylvinylammonium hydroxide, ch₂ =chn(ch₃)₃ oh. formerly also: †choline itself (obsolete).

Meanings of Neurinoma:

noun

A tumour of nerve sheath (schwann cell) origin; a neurilemmoma or schwannoma.

Meanings of Neurinomas:

noun

A tumour of nerve sheath (schwann cell) origin; a neurilemmoma or schwannoma.

Meanings of Neuristor:

noun

Any device that is effectively a transmission line along which a signal will travel without attenuation (generally with a supply of energy along its length).

Meanings of Neurite:

noun

Originally: an axon of a nerve cell. later: any process of a nerve cell (axon or dendrite).

Meanings of Neuritis:

noun

Inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves, usually causing pain and loss of function.

Usage examples:

Unlike acute brachial plexus neuritis, the pain, weakness and sensory loss associated with cervical…

Meanings of Neuro:

prefix

Relating to nerves

Usage examples:

Neuroscience, a neurotransmitter is a chemical that nerve cells use to communicate with each other …

Meanings of Neuroactive:

adjective

Acting on the nervous system; affecting neurotransmission.

Meanings of Neuroanatomic:

adjective

Neuroanatomical.

Meanings of Neuroanatomy:

noun

The anatomy of the nervous system.

Usage examples:

There are a plethora of textbooks on neuroanatomy, neuroscience, neurochemistry, physiological psyc…

Meanings of Neurobiology:

noun

The biology of the nervous system.

Usage examples:

As a result, n. vectensis is widely used to study developmental biology, neurobiology and physiology.

Meanings of Neurobiotaxis:

noun

The migration of neurons or neurites towards a source of stimuli, especially as a mechanism of development or evolution of the nervous system.

Meanings of Neuroblast:

noun

An embryonic cell from which nerve fibres originate.

Usage examples:

Neuroblastomas represent a spectrum of differentiation of primitive neuroblasts into mature ganglio…

Meanings of Neuroblastic:

adjective

Of, relating to, consisting of, or derived from neuroblasts; of the nature of a neuroblast.

Meanings of Neuroblastoma:

noun

A malignant tumour composed of neuroblasts, most commonly in the adrenal gland.

Usage examples:

Small cell carcinomas are mainly misdiagnosed as other small round cell tumors (eg, neuroblastoma, …

Meanings of Neurocentral:

adjective

Of or relating to the centrum and neural arch of a vertebra; specifically designating the junction between the two.

Meanings of Neurochemical:

adjective

Relating to chemical processes occurring in nerve tissue and the nervous system.

Usage examples:

Neurochemical pathways in the brain

noun

A neurotransmitter or other chemical substance that affects the nervous system.

Usage examples:

We can monitor neurochemicals in the brain

Meanings of Neurochemistry:

noun

The branch of biochemistry concerned with the processes occurring in nerve tissue and the nervous system.

Usage examples:

There are a plethora of textbooks on neuroanatomy, neuroscience, neurochemistry, physiological psyc…

Meanings of Neurochord:

noun

(originally) a set of large fibres (giant fibres) on the dorsal side of the ventral nerve cord in certain invertebrates (now rare).

Meanings of Neurocirculatory:

adjective

Of or relating to the nervous and circulatory systems or their interactions.

Meanings of Neurocoel:

noun

The central cavity of the embryonic neural tube or of the (developing) neuraxis.

Meanings of Neurocoele:

noun

The central cavity of the embryonic neural tube or of the (developing) neuraxis.

Meanings of Neurocrine:

adjective

Designating, relating to, or exhibiting secretion directly into nerve tissue.

Meanings of Neurocyte:

noun

A nerve cell; = "neuron".