English words starting with neur

Meanings of Neural:

adjective

Relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

Usage examples:

Patterns of neural activity

Meanings of Neural-net:

noun

A mathematical representation of text or other types of media that is designed to operate in a similar way to a group of connected nerve cells in an organism

Usage examples:

Neural networks can learn solutions to difficult problems., the researchers used a huge annotated d…

Meanings of Neuralgia:

noun

Intense, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, especially in the head or face.

Usage examples:

Because it affects pain receptors, capsaicin is used as an analgesic in topical creams and ointment…

Meanings of Neuralgiac:

adjective

Neuralgic.

noun

A person affected with neuralgia.

Meanings of Neuralgic:

adjective

Involving short, severe pains felt suddenly along a nerve, especially in the neck or head

Usage examples:

She takes painkillers for the terrible neuralgic pains in her face., he had severe neuralgic pain w…

Meanings of Neuraminidase:

noun

An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, which catalyses the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.

Usage examples:

The influenza virus has two other integral membrane proteins, m2 and neuraminidase.

Meanings of Neurapophysis:

noun

Either of the two dorsal processes of a vertebra, each consisting of a pedicle and lamina, which unite in the midline to form the vertebral (neural) arch.

Meanings of Neurasthenia:

noun

An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

Usage examples:

In case after case, from somnambulism to neurasthenia to ‘yuppie flu,’ we see how medical and cultu…

Meanings of Neurasthenically:

adverb

In a way characteristic or suggestive of neurasthenia.

Meanings of Neuraxial:

adjective

Of or relating to the neuraxis.

Meanings of Neuraxis:

noun

The main or central axis of the nervous system; the brain and spinal cord.

Meanings of Neuraxon:

noun

The axon of a neuron.

Meanings of Neuraxons:

noun

The axon of a neuron.

Meanings of Neurectomy:

noun

Surgical removal of all or part of a nerve.

Usage examples:

Besides uncertainty over whether lesions should be excised or ablated by a variety of techniques, t…

Meanings of Neurenteric:

adjective

Usually in form neurenteric. designating a transient communication between the archenteron and the neural tube (or the yolk sac and the amniotic cavity) in vertebrate embryos. also: designating a congenital malformation arising from a persistent connection between embryonic neural and intestinal tissue.

Meanings of Neuridine:

noun

A polyamine isolated from putrefying animal tissue.

Meanings of Neurilemma:

noun

The thin sheath around a nerve axon (including myelin where this is present).

Usage examples:

The oligodendrocyte does not form a neurilemma because its cell body does not wrap around any axons.

Meanings of Neurilemmatous:

adjective

Neurilemmal.

Meanings of Neurility:

noun

The property of nerve tissue of being able to conduct impulses. later also: neural nature (rare).

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).