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NeVulous (Lat. neb'ula, a mist). 

 Misty ; having the appearance of a 

 mist. 



Necroph'agous (Gr. veitpos, nek'ros, 

 dead : <j)ay(a, phag'o, I eat). Eat- 

 ing dead bodies of animals. 



Necrop'olis (Gr. veitpos, nettros, dead; 

 TroAiy, pol'is, a city). A city of the 

 dead ; a cemetery. 



Nec'ropsy (Gr. veKpos, neJc'ros, dead ; 

 otyis, opsis, sight). The examina- 

 tion of a dead body. 



Necroscop'ic (Gr. veitpos, neTe'ros, 

 dead ; <r/co7reo>, slcop'cii, I view). 

 Relating to the examination of 

 bodies after death. 



Neero'sis (Gr. z/e/cpoo?, neJc'roo, I kill). 

 A disease of bone terminating in 

 its death ; a state analogous to 

 mortification or gangrene in soft 

 parts. 



Nectariferous (Lat. nectar; fer'o, I 

 produce). Having a honey-like 

 secretion : in botany, applied to 

 petals having furrows at their base 

 yielding a sweet secretion. 



Nec'tary (Nectar). In botany, any 

 abnormal part of a flower; but 

 properly any organ secreting sweet 

 matter. 



Neg'ative (Lat. nego, I deny). Im- 

 plying denial or absence ; in phy- 

 sical science, applied to one of the 

 forms of electricity which a body is 

 capable of assuming ; in algebra, 

 applied to quantities which have 

 the sign (minus) prefixed. 



Ne'matoid (Gr. vnna, nemo,, a thread; 

 euJoj, eidos, form). Like a thread ; . 

 applied to a class of parasitic 

 worms. 



Nematoneu'ra (Gr. vrma, nema, a 

 thread : vsvpov, neuron, a nerve). 

 Having the nervous system arranged 

 in filaments or threads. 



Nemoc'era (Gr. vrnj.a, nema, a thread; 

 ttepas, her' as, a horn). A section 

 of dipterous insects with filiform or 

 thread-like antennae, of six joints. 



Neoco'mian (Lat. Neocomum, Neuf- 

 chatel). A term applied in geology 

 to the green sand formation, which 

 is especially developed in the vici- 

 nity of Neufchatel. 



Neol'ogy (Gr. /eos, neos, new ; Aoyos, 



logos, discourse). The introduction 

 of new words or doctrines. 



Neoteric (Gr. ^ewrepos, neoteros, 

 younger). Recent in origin ; 

 modern. 



Neozo'ic (Gr. veoy, neos, new ; toov, 

 zoon, an animal). Having new 

 animals ; a term applied in geology 

 to a division of the fossiiiferous 

 strata, including the cainozoic and 

 mesozoic of some geologists. 



Nephral'gia (Gr. vefypos, neph'ros, 

 a kidney ; a\yos, algos, pain). 

 Pain in the kidney. 



Nephritic (Gr. vt-Qpos, neph'ros, a 

 kidney). Relating to the kidneys. 



Nephri'tis (Gr. vetypos, neph'ros, a 

 kidney ; itis, denoting inflamma- 

 tion). Inflammation of the kidneys. 



Neptu'nian (Neptune, the god of the 

 sea). A term applied to stratified 

 rocks, or those which have been 

 deposited by water. 



Nep'tunist (Neptune, the god of the 

 sea). A name given to the geolo- 

 gists of the school of Werner, who 

 believed all old rocks to have been 

 of aqueous origin. 



Nerve (Lat. nervus). A bundle of 

 white fibres, forming an organ for 

 the conveyance of impressions be- 

 tween any part of the body and the 

 brain or spinal cord. 



Nervine (Lat. nervus, a nerve). 

 Acting on the nerves. 



Nervous System. The collection of 

 organs, comprising the brain, spinal 

 cord, and nerves, the office of which 

 is to receive and convey impres- 

 sions. 



Ner'vures (Lat. nervus, a sinew). 

 The frame- work of the wings of 

 insects : also applied sometimes, in 

 botany, to the frame-work of 

 leaves. 



Neural (Gr. vevpov, neuron, a nerve). 

 Belonging or having relation to the 

 nervous system. 



Neural'gia (Gr. vevpov, neuron, a 

 nerve ; a\yos, algos, pain). Pain 

 having its origin especially in the 

 nerves. 



Neurapoph'ysis (Gr. vcvpov, neuron, 

 a nerve ; apoph'ysis). The part 

 projecting from a vertebra, which 



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