English dictionary: words starting with neuroc

adjective

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

adjective

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

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Neurochemical pathways in the brain

noun

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

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We can monitor neurochemicals in the brain

noun

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

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

noun

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

adjective

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

noun

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

noun

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

adjective

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

noun

A nerve cell; = "neuron".

noun

Originally: = "neuroblastoma"(now rare or disused). later: a neuronal neoplasm; specifically (more fully "central neurocytoma", "intraventricular neurocytoma") an intraventricular neoplasm, usually benign, typically occurring in young adults and composed of uniform small cells of glial appearance but with neuronal differentiation.