Nerve

substance. {Med.) medicine which acts upon the nerves. — Nerv'ous, -us, a. Po e ing nerve; strong; vigorous; manifesting mental vigor; pert, to, or seated in, the nerves; full of nerves; having the nerves weak diseased; easily agitated.— Neural'gia, nu-raKji-a, n. {Med.) A disease, whose chief symptom is acute pain, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems to be seated in the nerve. — Neural'gic -jik, a. Pert, to neuralgia. — Neuro'ma, -ma, n. {Pathol.) A tumor a nerve. — Neurop/'ter, n. One of an order of insects having 4 m e m b r an o u s, transparent wings, as the dragon-fly. — Neurop'teral, a. Pert, to, etc. — Neurot/ic, a. Relating to, seated in, or useful in disorders of, the nerves. — n. A drug affecting primarily the functions of intel- Neuropter. lection, sensibility, Caddis-fly {Phryania). motility,— aconite, alcohol, Icohol, < chloral, ether, digitalis, opium, etc. — Neurofomy, -o-ml, n. Art or practice of di ecting the nerves; an incised wound of a nerve.