neuro-, neur-, neuri-, -neuroma, -neurotic, -neurosis, -neuron, -neural, -neuria
(Greek: nerve, tendon, sinew, cord)
neuromorphics
neuromuscular
neuromyelitis
neuromyopathy
1. A disorder of a muscle resulting from a disorder of its nerve supply.
2. Simultaneous disorders of nerves and muscles.
neuron
neuronal
neuronopathy
Disorder, often toxic, of the neuron.
neuronophagous, neuronophage, neuronophagy
Phagocytosis of nerve cells.
The process by which a cell engulfs particles; such as, bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells, foreign matter, etc.
The principal phagocytes (cells that can engage in phagocytosis) include the neutrophils and monocytes; both of which refer to types of white blood cells.
neurons
neuronym
Nomenclature of nerves.
neuropathic
1. Pertaining to an organic or functional disorder of the nervous system.
2. The terms neurotic and psychogenic are usually preferred by many psychologists instead of neuropathic for functional disorders.
neuropathology
A branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases of the nervous system.
neuropathy
neuropharmacologist
A specialist in the action of drugs on the nervous system.
neuropharmacology, neuropharmacological
1. The study of the action of drugs on the nervous system.
2. The branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
3. The branch of pharmacology dealing especially with the action of drugs upon various parts of the nervous system.
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