English Words: N

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neuropterousadj

Dated form of neuropteral.

neuroqueeradj

Belonging to, characteristic of, or related to the intersection of neurodivergence and queerness, particularly autism and LGBT identities.

neuroqueeringverb

present participle and gerund of neuroqueer

neuroqueernessnoun

The state or quality of being neuroqueer.

neuroradiographernoun

A radiographer whose speciality is neuroradiography

neuroradiographicadj

Relating to neuroradiography.

neuroradiographicallyadv

By means of, or in terms of, neuroradiography.

neuroradiographynoun

radiography of the brain

neuroradiologicadj

neuroradiological

neuroradiologicallyadv

With regard to, or by means of, neuroradiology.

neuroradiologistnoun

A specialist in neuroradiology: a radiologist who specializes in the nervous system

neuroradiologynoun

The radiology of the nervous system; especially the use of radiation to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system

neuroreactiveadj

neurologically reactive

neuroreceptornoun

The site on a neuron that receives an impulse across a synapse

neurorecordingnoun

The recording of neural activity.

neurorecoverynoun

The recovery of the nervous system after a stroke or other trauma

neuroreductionismnoun

A form of reductionism which explains psychological phenomena in terms of neuroscience.

neuroreflectoryadj

Relating to neural reflexes

neuroreflexnoun

A neurological reflex

neuroregenerationnoun

The regrowth or repair of damaged nervous tissue.

neuroregenerativeadj

Involved in, or relating to, neuroregeneration.

neuroregressionnoun

regression of neural function, typically in young children due to a vitamin deficiency

neuroregulationnoun

Regulation of the systems of the body by the nervous system.

neuroregulatornoun

An entity, such as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator, involved in neuroregulation.

neuroregulatoryadj

Relating to, or carrying out, neuroregulation.

neurorehabilitationnoun

neurologic rehabilitation

neurorehabilitativeadj

Relating to neurorehabilitation.

neurorepairnoun

The repair of neurons.

neurorepairingnoun

The repairing of damaged neurons

neuroreparativeadj

That repairs damage to neurons

neuroreplacementnoun

The therapeutic replacement of damaged neurons with stem cells

neurorepulsiveadj

Relating to repulsion between adjacent neurons

neurorescuenoun

The repair of damaged neurons

neuroresearchnoun

neurological research

neurorespiratoryadj

neurological and respiratory

neuroresponsenoun

A neurological response

neurorestorationnoun

The restoration of damaged neurons

neurorestorativeadj

restorative against neurodegeneration

neuroretinanoun

The rim of the retina that contains its neural elements

neuroretinaladj

Relating to the neuroretina

neuroretinitisnoun

inflammation of the optic nerve and the retina

neuroretinopathynoun

Any disease that affects the retina and the optic nerve

neurorightnoun

A neurological right; any of a set of rights to freedom from abuses of neurotechnology, both for humans and for any transhumans as may eventually exist (such as the right not to have one's thoughts detected by others' mindreading against one's will, the right not to have one's personality altered against one's will, and others).

neuroroboticadj

Relating to neurorobotics.

neuroroboticsnoun

The science and technology of embodied autonomous neural systems.

neurorrhaphynoun

The suturing of severed nerves

neurosaladj

Relating to a neurosis.

neurosarcoidosisnoun

A sarcoidosis affecting the central nervous system.

neurosarcomanoun

A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.

neuroscanningnoun

The scanning of the brain by machine in order to understand its structure and function.

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