| neuropeptide |
a short protein used by neurons to communicate with each other. |
| neuropsychiatry |
a branch of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of disorders of both the mind and the nervous system. |
| neuropsychological |
of or pertaining to the relationship between the nervous system and behavior, or to the field of neuropsychology. |
| neuropsychologist |
a person who studies the relationship between the nervous system and behavior. |
| neuropsychology |
the branch of psychology dealing with the relationship between the nervous system and behavior. |
| neuropteran |
a neuropterous insect. |
| neuropterous |
relating or belonging to a group of insects that have four membranous, lacy wings, such as the lacewing and ant lion. |
| neurosis |
any of several functional disorders of the mind that are apparently not caused by any injury to the brain and are manifested by depression, phobias, compulsions, and the like. |
| neurosurgery |
the branch of surgery specializing in the nervous system, esp. the brain and spinal cord. |
| neurotic |
of or involving a neurosis. [3 definitions] |
| neurotoxic |
poisonous to nerve cells or nervous tissue. |
| neurotoxin |
a substance that is toxic to nerve cells or nerve tissue. |
| neurotransmitter |
a biochemical substance, such as epinephrine, that transmits or inhibits nerve impulses across the synapse of one cell to the synapse of another. |
| neurotropic |
tending to enter or affect nerve tissue, as certain viruses. |
| neut.1 |
abbreviation of "neuter." |
| neut.2 |
abbreviation of "neutral." |
| neuter |
in grammar, neither feminine nor masculine with respect to gender. [9 definitions] |
| neutral |
not belonging to or taking any side or giving assistance to any of the conflicting parties in a dispute or contest. [9 definitions] |
| neutralism |
the policy of not taking sides in a dispute, esp. in an international conflict. |
| neutrality |
the condition or status of being neutral. [2 definitions] |
| neutralize |
to cause to be ineffective; counteract. [3 definitions] |