Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| abducens | (Lat.) a cranial nerve. |
| acetylcholine | a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| antidromic | of nerve fibres, conducting impulses in the opposite direction to normal. |
| antidromically | (Adv.) ANTIDROMIC, of nerve fibres conducting impulses in the opposite direction to normal. |
| appestat | a neural centre in the hypothalamus believed to control (food) appetite. |
| axilemma | the membrane that encloses the axons of a nerve cell. |
| axite | a fibre of an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| axolemma | the membrane that encloses the axons of a nerve cell. |
| axon | (Greek) a nerve fibre. |
| axonal | of or like an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| axone | a nerve fibre. |
| axonic | of or like an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| axoplasm | the cytoplasm of an axon, a nerve fibre. |
| axoplasmic | relating to axoplasm. |
| baroreceptor | a sensory nerve ending, esp in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
| bouton | (Fr.) an enlargement of the end of a nerve-fibre. |
| cerebroside | any of various glycolipids found esp in nerve tissue. |
| chronaxie | a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle. |
| chronaxy | a time constant in the excitation of a nerve or muscle. |
| costal | of or pertaining to the ribs (noun) the costal nervure |
| cyton | (Greek) the body of a nerve-cell. |
| dendron | (Greek) a branching projection of a nerve-cell. |
| diaxon | a bipolar nerve-cell. |
| efferent | carrying outward or away (noun) a nerve carrying impulses away |
| efferently | (Adv.) EFFERENT, carrying outward or away. |
| electrotonus | excitability and conductivity in a nerve. |
| endoneurium | the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle. |
| endplate | a type of nerve terminal. |
| epineural | lying over and parallel to a nerve. |
| epineurial | relating to the epineurium, the connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve. |
| epineurium | the connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve. |
| excitor | a nerve bringing impulses to the brain. |
| ganglial | of or like a ganglion. |
| gangliar | of or like a ganglion. |
| gangliate | having a ganglion or ganglia. |
| gangliated | having a ganglion or ganglia. |
| gangliform | in the form of a ganglion, a nerve centre, a collection of cells; a tumour in a tendon sheath. |
| ganglion | (Greek) a nerve centre, a collection of cells; a tumour in a tendon sheath. |
| ganglionated | having a ganglion or ganglia. |
| heartstring | a nerve or tendon imagined to brace and sustain the heart; (in pl) affections. |
| hypoglossal | of or relating to the hypoglossal nerves; (noun) the hypoglossal nerve. |
| innervate | to supply with nerves or a nervous stimulus. |
| innervation | the state of being innervate. |
| interneuron | an internuncial neuron. |
| interneuronal | relating to interneurons. |
| internuncial | linking two neurons in a neuronal pathway. |
| lemniscal | relating to a lemniscus, a band of fibres. |
| lemniscus | (Lat.) a band of fibres, esp nerve fibres. |
| motoneuron | a neuron that passes from the central nervous system toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement. |
| motoneuronal | relating to a motoneuron. |
| motorial | of or pertaining to motion; spec. of or pertaining to a motor nerve. |
| motorium | that part of the nervous system concerned with movement. |
| myelin | the substance forming the medullary sheath of nerve-fibres. |
| myelinated | of a nerve fibre, enclosed in a myelin sheath. |
| myeline | the substance forming the medullary sheath of nerve-fibres. |
| myelinic | relating to myelin, the substance forming the medullary sheath of nerve-fibres. |
| myelocyte | a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord. |
| myelocytic | pertaining to a myelocyte, a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord. |
| mylohyoid | (Pertaining to) a nerve in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus. |
| nerval | of the nerves. |
| nervate | nerved. |
| nerve | self-possession; (verb) to give courage to. |
| nervelet | a small nerve. |
| nervular | relating to a nervule, a small branch of a nerve. |
| nervule | a small branch of a nerve. |
| neural | pertaining to the nervous system. |
| neurally | (Adv.) NEURAL, pertaining to the nervous system. |
| neuraxon | a part of a neuron. |
| neurilemma | the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber. |
| neurilemmal | of or like a neurilemma, the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. |
| neurility | the essential character of nerve. |
| neurite | an axon or dendrite of a nerve cell. |
| neuroanatomic | relating to neuroanatomy. |
| neuroanatomical | relating to neuroanatomy. |
| neuroanatomy | the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system. |
| neurofibril | one of a large number of fine fibres present in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell. |
| neurofibrilar | of or like a neurofibril. |
| neurofibrillar | of or like a neurofibril. |
| neurofibrillary | of or like a neurofibril. |
| neurogram | a modification in nerve structure to which memory is due. |
| neuroid | like or relating to a nerve; (noun) either of the halves of a neural arch. |
| neurolemma | the delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber. |
| neuromotor | of or relating to nerves and effectors, esp. muscles.. |
| neuromuscular | of or relating to nerves and muscles. |
| neuropil | a network of axons, dendrites and synapses within the central nervous system. |
| neuroplasm | the protoplasm of a nerve cell. |
| neurovascular | relating to or affecting both nerves and blood vessels. |
| parasympathetic | designating part of the nervous system. |
| pilomotor | causing movement of hairs, as in pilomotor nerves. |
| pneumogastric | relating to the lungs and stomach; (noun) the vagus. |
| protopathic | pertaining to reception by nerves, etc. of only coarse stimuli such as heat, pain, etc.; pertaining to such nerves. |
| receptor | a receiver, esp in the nervous system. |
| reinnervate | to innervate again. |
| sciatic | of or relating to the hip; (noun) the sciatic nerve. |
| sensomotor | of or relating to both the sensory and motor functions of an organism or to the nerves controlling them. |
| subneural | situated beneath a main neural axis. |
| synapse | a connection of one nerve-cell with another; (verb) to form a synapse. |
| synaptic | of or pertaining to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells. |
| synaptosomal | of or like a synaptosome, a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| synaptosome | a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| trifacial | threefold and relating to the face; (noun) the trifacial nerve, the trigeminal nerve. |
| trigeminal | threefold; three-branched; (noun) a trigeminal nerve. |
| trigeminus | the trigeminal nerve. |
| trochlear | of or pertaining to a trochlea; (noun) the trochlear muscle of the eye. |
| vagal | of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves. |
| vagally | (Adv.) VAGAL, of or pertaining to the vagus. |
| vagus | (Lat.) the tenth and last cranial nerve, going to larynx and pharynx. |
| visceromotor | relating to or controlling movements of the viscera. |