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Neurosine (nu'-ro-sen). A neurotic, anodyne, and 

 hypnotic remedy said to contain in each fl. dr. (3.7 c.c.) 

 bromids of sodium, ammonium, and potassium, 5 gr. 

 (0.32 gm. ) each ; zinc bromid, y$ gr. ; ext. belladonna 

 and ext. cannabis indica, ^ gr. (0.008 gm. ) each ; 

 ext. lupuli, 4 gr. (o. 26 gm.); fl. ext. cascara sagrada, 

 5 TT^ (o. 3 c.c. ) ; with aromatics. 



Neurosis. (See Illus. Diet.) See Starts, Manns, 

 Mannkopff' 's. Neuroses, Coordinated-business 

 [Benedikt]. See Spasms, Fatigue. N., Cyclist's, 

 Brown's name for a painful disorder character- 

 ized by hyperesthesia of the skin of the scrotum, 

 perineum, and thighs, that develops after riding the 

 bicycle for long distances at high speed. N., Trau- 

 matic, any deviation from the normal state of the 

 nervous system caused by violence. Cf. Erichseri s 

 Disease. N., Westphal's, a form of hysteria simulat- 

 ing multiple sclerosis. 



Neurosolymphatic (nu-ro-so-lim-fat' -ik). Both 

 nervous and lymphatic ; said of a temperament. 



Neurosomes [nu'-ro-somz) [vsvpov, nerve ; cupa, 

 body]. Held's term for minute granules, variable in 

 size, observed at the nodal points of the axospongium 

 or meshwork making up the structure of axis-cylinders. 



Neurospongium. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The inner 

 reticular layer of the retina. 



Neurosuture (nu-ro-su f -chur). The suture of a cut 

 nerve. 



Neurotagma (nu-ro-tag'-mah) \yzvpov, nerve; rdypa, 

 that which has been arranged]. A linear arrange- 

 ment of the structural elements of a neuron. 



Neurotension (nu-ro-ten' -shun). See A T eurectasis 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Neurotheleitis, Neurothelitis (nu-ro-the-le-i' '-tis, nu- 

 ro-the-li' '-tis) [yevpov, nerve; Ot/'ai/, nipple]. Inflam- 

 mation of a nerve papilla. 



Neurothelion, Neurothelium (nu-ro-the'-le-on, -urn) 

 [ytvpov, nerve; Or/?.//, nipple]. A small nerve papilla. 



Neurotica {nu-rot'-ik-ah) [ytvpov, nerve]. Functional 

 nervous diseases. 



Neurotization (nu-rot-iz-a f -shun). Vanlair's name for 

 the regeneration of a divided nerve. 



Neurotome. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The nerve-tissues 

 of an embryonic metamere ; a neural segment or neu- 

 ronic re. 



Neurotomy. (See Illus. Diet.) N. opticociliaris, 

 division of the optic and ciliary nerves to prevent 

 threatened sympathetic ophthalmia. 



Neurotonia, Neurotony (nu-ro-to'-ne-ah, nu-rot' '-on-e) 

 [yevpov, nerve; rovoc, a stretching]. See A T erve- 

 stretching (Illus. Diet.). 



Neurotonic (nu-ro-ton'-ik). Having a tonic effect upon 

 the nerves. N. Reaction, Remak's term, 1896, for a 

 peculiarly rare form of electric reaction exhibited in a 

 persistent tetanic quivering of the muscles following 

 irritation of the nerve stems. Cf. Reaction, Myotonic 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Neurotoxic (nu-ro-toks'-ik) [vevpov, nerve; to!-ik6v, 

 poison]. Having toxic action on neurons. 



Neurotoxin (nu-ro-toks'-in). A cytotoxin obtained by 

 E. Metchnikoff from nerve tissue. Cf. Hematoxin ; 

 Hepatotoxin ; Leukotoxin ; Nephrotoxin ; Spermato- 

 toxin ; Trichotoxin . 



Neurotrophasthenia (nu-ro-trof-as-the f -ne-ah) [vevpnv, 

 nerve; rpoQi/, nourishment; arrllevcia, weakness]. 

 Hughes' name for malnutrition of the nerves. 



Neurotropism (nu-rot'-ro-pizm) [yevpov, nerve; rpdiroq, 

 a turn]. The attraction or repulsion exercised upon 

 regenerating nerve fibers. A substance is said to have 

 positive neurotropism when these regenerating nerve- 

 fibers have a tendency to grow toward and into it; 

 negative, when they avoid it. 



Neurotrotous {nu-rot '-ro-tus). Suffering with neuro- 

 trosis. 



Neutrolactis (nu-tro-lak / -tis). A galactagog said to 

 be a liquid extract of Galena officinalis, L. 



Neutrophil, Neutrophile. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A 

 leukocyte or histologic element readily stainable with 

 neutral dyes. See under Color-analysis. 



Nevolipoma (ne-vo-lip-o' -mak) . A venous nevus com- 

 bined with lipoma. 



Nevus, Naevus. (See Illus. Diet.) N. cavernosus. 

 See N. vascularis tuberosus. N. cuticularis. See 

 N, Capillary (Illus. Diet.). Naevi cystepithelio- 

 matosi disseminati. See Hydradenomes. N. vas- 

 cularis flammeus, N. vascularis simplex, N. 

 vinaceous, N. vinosus. See N. flammeus (Illus. 

 Diet.). N. vascularis fungosus, N. vascularis 

 tuberosus, a cavernous angioma marked by formation 

 of red or bluish erectile tumors. Syn., Angioma 

 prominens. 



Newbouldia (nu-bbl'-de-ah). A genus of the Big- 

 noniacea. N. lsevis, Seem., a species of the African 

 tropics ; the bark is styptic, astringent, and emmena- 

 gog. Dose of fid. ext., 20-60 TTL (1.2-3.7 c.c). 



New-growth (nu'-groth). See Neoplasm (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Nexus (neks' -us) [nectere, to bind]. A tying or bind- 

 ing together, an interlacing. N. nervorum opti- 

 corum, the chiasm. N. stamineus oculi, the 

 ciliary body. 



N'go. A caterpillar from which an arrow poison is ex- 

 tracted by the Bushmen of South Africa. 



Nhanda-Guacu. The poisonous bird-spider of Brazil, 

 Avicularia vestiaria, de Geer. 



Niccolic (nik-ol' -ik) \niccolicus\ Containing nickel. 



Niccolum (nik'-ol-um). The same as Nickel. 



Nickelic (nik'-el-ik). Containing nickel as a quadriva- 

 lent radicle. 



Nickelous (nik'-el-us). Containing nickel as a bivalent 

 radicle. 



Nicker-nuts (nik'-ur). Bonduc seeds. 



Nicolicin (nik-ol'-is-in). A drug exploited as a cure 

 for morphinism found by analysis to contain 3% of 

 morphin. 



Nicolum (nik'-ol-um). Nickel. 



Nicotianomania (nik-o-she-an-o-ma'-ne-ah) [Nico- 

 tiana, a genus of plants named after Jean Nicot, 

 chemist; mania]. Insane craving for tobacco. 



Nicotin. (See Illus. Diet.) N. Bitartrate, white 

 soluble crystals used in tetanus and as antidote in 

 strychnin poisoning. N. Salicylate, hexagonal tab- 

 lets melting at 117. 5 C, soluble in water; containing 

 54% of nicotin; recommended in scabies in I % lanolin 

 ointment. N. Tartrate, C, H u N 2 (C 4 H 6 O 6 ) + 2H.O, 

 white soluble needles ; solution more stable than that 

 of the free alkaloid or the other salts. 



Nidamental (nid-ah-men'-tal) [nidus, nest]. Relating 

 to a nest or to an egg-sac. 



Nidulus (nid'-u-tus). C. L. Herrick's term for the 

 nucleus of origin of a nerve. 



Nidus. (See Illus. Diet.) N. avis, a depression or 

 hollow left on the mesial surface of the cuneate lobule 

 after the removal of a tonsil. 



Nigranilin (ni-gran'-il-in). Anilin black. 



Nihil (n/-hil) [L. nothing]. N. album, flowers of 

 zinc. N. graecum, impure zinc oxid. 



Nihilism (ni'-hil-izm) [nihil, nothing]. Pessimism in 

 regard to the efficacy of drugs. 



Niin (ni'-in). A fatty substance allied to and probably 

 identical with axin. 



Nikalgaya (E. Indies, passed away, hopeless). Ver- 

 nacular for trypanosomiasis (a. v.). 



Nikiforoff's Method of fixation of blood films consists 



