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nerve eminence, a superficial group 

 of cells in some Fishes, acting as a 

 sense organ and connected with 

 the lateral line system (zool.). 



nerve ending, the terminal distal 

 portion of a nerve, modified in 

 various ways (anat.). 



nerve fibres, the thread-like struc- 

 tures of which nerves are composed 

 (anat.). 



nerve pentagon, the five-sided nerve 

 ring round the mouth of Echino- 

 derms (zoo!.). 



nervimotion (nerVimo'shun) n. [L. 

 nervus, sinew ; movere, to move.] 

 Motion due to direct stimulus from 

 nerves (phys.). 



nervous (neYvus) a. [L. nervus, 

 sinew.] Pert. or designating 

 nerves ; appl. tissue composed of 

 nerve fibres (anat.). 



nervous system, the brain, spinal 

 cord, nerves and all their branches 

 taken collectively (anat.). 



nervule (neYvul) n. [L. dim. of 

 nervus, sinew.] A branch or 

 terminal portion of a nervure of 

 an insect wing (zool.). 



nervuration (ner'vura'shun) . [L. 

 nervus, sinew.] Disposition of 

 nervures (zool.). 



nervure (nerVur) n. [L. nervus, 

 sinew.] One of the rib-like struc- 

 tures which support the membran- 

 ous wings of Insects, branches of the 

 tracheal system (zool.); a vein (dot.). 



nervus lateralis (neVvus lat'gral'is) n. 

 [L. nervus, sinew ; lateralis, pert. 

 the side.] A branch of the vagus 

 nerve in Fishes connecting the 

 sensory "lateral line" with the 

 brain (anat.). 



net-knots, karyosomes. 



netted-veined, with veins in the 

 form of a network (bot.). 



nettling-cells, the stinging cells in 

 Hydra and its allies (zoo!.). 



neurad (nu'rad) adv. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve.] Dorsally (anat.). 



neural (nu'ral) a. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve.] Pert, or closely con- 

 nected with nerves (anal.). 



neural arch, the arch formed on 

 the dorsal surface of a vertebral 

 centrum, by the neural plates and 

 neural spine, for the passage of 

 the spinal cord (anat.). 



neural canal, the canal formed by 

 the neural arches (anat.). 



neural plates, the lateral members 

 of a neural arch (anat.) ; the median 

 row, usually of eight bony plates, 

 in the carapace of a turtle (zool.). 



neurapophysis (nuYapSf'isfs) n. [Gk. 

 neuron, nerve ; apo, from ; phyein, 

 to grow.] The spinous process of 

 a vertebra (anat.). 



neuraxis (nurak'sis) n. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve ; L. axis, axle.] The central 

 cylinder of a medullated nerve- 

 fibre (anat.). 



neuraxon (nurak'son) n. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve ; axon, axle.] Neuraxis. 



neurenteric (nur'gnteYik, nurgn'terik) 

 a. [Gk. neuron, nerve ; enteron, 

 gut] Pert, the neurocoele and 

 enteric cavity (anat.). 



neurenteric canal, a short canal 

 connecting the posterior end of 

 the central canal of the spinal 

 cord with the posterior end of the 

 enteric cavity (emb.). 



neuric (nu'rik) a. [Gk. neuron, nerve.] 

 Neural. 



neuricity (nuris'itl) n. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve.] Property peculiar to nerves 



neurillty (nuril'iti) . [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve.] The stimuli - transmitting 

 capacity of nerves (phys.). 



neuroblast (nu'roblast) n. [Gk. 

 neuron, nerve ; blastos, bud.] 

 Special epithelial cells from which 

 nerve cells are formed (emb.). 



neurocentral (nu'rosSn'tral) a. [Gk. 

 neuron, nerve ; L. centrum, centre.] 

 Appl. two vertebral synchondroses 

 persisting during the first few years 

 of life (anat.). 



neurocirrus (nu'rostr'us) n. [Gk. 

 neuron, nerve ; L. cirrus, curl.] 

 The cirrus of the neuropodium of 

 a polychaet Annelid (zool.). 



neurocoel (nu'rosel) n. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve ; koilos, hollow.] The cavityof 

 the central nervous system (anat.). 



neurocyte (nu'rosit) n. [Gk. neuron, 

 nerve ; kytos, hollow.] Nerve cell 

 (anat.). 



neurodendron(nu'r6den'dron). [Gk. 

 neuron, nerve ; dendron, tree.] A 

 dendrite. 



n euro-epithelium (n u'ro - gplth e'lfu m ) 

 n. [Gk. neuron, nerve ; epi, upon ; 



