English dictionary: words starting with neuro - page 4

noun

A functional or psychosomatic disorder with neurological symptoms; mental illness complicating neurological disease; a severe neurosis with psychotic features.

noun

An insect of the order neuroptera; a neuropteran.

plural noun

An order of predatory flying insects that includes the lacewings, alderflies, snake flies, and ant lions. they have four finely veined membranous wings.

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On the other hand, there was diverse evolution within the surviving orders, the neuroptera, mecopte…

noun

A predatory flying insect of the order neuroptera, such as a lacewing or alderfly.

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Zygopterans and tabanids were absent, and coleopterans, neuropterans, trichopterans, hemipterans (t…

adjective

Relating to or denoting neuropterans.

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There are two different kinds of neuropteran eye, with and without distal rhabdomeres, which can be…

noun

An entomologist who is an expert or specialist in the order neuroptera.

adjective

Resembling insects of the order neuroptera; specifically designating or belonging to a group (sometimes referred to as the section neuropterida) that comprises the neuroptera in the broader sense.

noun

A neuropteroid insect.

noun

The study of insects of the order neuroptera; a branch of entomology dealing with such insects.

noun

Inflammation of the optic nerve and retina.

noun

Surgical repair of a severed nerve; an instance of this.

noun

Any or all of the sciences, such as neurochemistry and experimental psychology, which deal with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain.

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The company's research areas include the neurosciences

noun

An expert in neuroscience.

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There is a significant and growing need among neuroscientists to exchange experimental data

noun

Secretion of a biologically active substance by a neuron or cell of neural origin.

adjective

Performing, produced by, or relating to neurosecretion.

adjective

Of or relating to the sensory components of the nervous system.

noun

A relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality.

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Freud's two-stage account of neurosis

Plural of neurosis

noun

A relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behaviour, hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality.

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Freud's two-stage account of neurosis

adjective

Of or relating to the neuroskeleton.

noun

The endoskeleton of the vertebrate; (later) specifically the axial skeleton.

noun

A surgeon specializing in surgery on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.

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One of the most respected neurosurgeons in north america

noun

Operations on any part of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and individual nerves

noun

Surgery performed on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.

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These techniques sometimes require the input of other surgical disciplines such as neurosurgery and…

adjective

Relating to or involving surgery performed on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.

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Neurosurgical procedures to help minimize brain damage

noun

Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.

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Tertiary syphilis or neurosyphilis should be treated with penicillin g sodium, 3 million units iv e…

adjective

Designating a tendon spindle.

adjective

Having, caused by, or relating to neurosis.

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Thus, by putting the patient in contact with his phantasy world, psychoanalysis offers a special se…

noun

A neurotic person.

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I wasn't going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic