| neurological |
of or pertaining to the nervous system or to the diseases that affect it. |
| neurology |
the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and diseases that affect it. |
| neurotropic |
tending to enter or affect nerve tissue, as certain viruses. |
| oligopsony |
the market condition that exists when the number of buyers is so small that the actions of just one of them can affect price. (Cf. duopsony, monopsony.) |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or being unresponsive to something that affects or might be expected to affect one directly. [1/6 definitions] |
| physic |
to affect as a medicine does; heal. [1/3 definitions] |
| power |
great effectiveness or ability to affect the emotions or mind. [1/9 definitions] |
| psychokinesis |
the apparent ability to move or otherwise affect inanimate or remote objects through the exercise of mental or psychic powers. |
| psychological warfare |
the use of propaganda, innuendo, or the like to affect, esp. by confusing or undermining, the thinking, feelings, or morale of an opponent. |
| redound |
to return to affect, or reflect on, one's reputation. [1/3 definitions] |
| roar |
to affect in a specified way by roaring. [1/8 definitions] |
| rock2 |
to affect strongly; move emotionally; shock; disturb. [1/9 definitions] |
| safelight |
a darkroom light with a colored filter that does not affect photographic film or paper. |
| sex hormone |
any of various hormones, such as estrogen, testosterone, and androgen, that affect the development or functioning of the reproductive organs or influence the development of secondary sex characteristics. |
| solarize |
to affect by exposing to sunlight. [1/3 definitions] |
| spring fever |
the feelings of listlessness or restlessness that may affect people at the beginning of spring. |
| sunspot |
one of the dark, recurring patches that are sometimes seen on the sun's surface and that affect the earth's magnetic fields. |
| swell |
to fill or affect with strong emotion. [1/19 definitions] |
| syphilis |
a bacterial disease that can be transmitted between sexual partners or to an infant during childbirth, causing a latent infection that can affect any organ of the body or result in paralysis or insanity. |
| tinge |
to affect with a trace of some quality. [1/4 definitions] |
| voodoo |
to affect by voodoo spells or charms. [1/5 definitions] |