(proscribed) Alternative form of nerve-racking

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron.

(physiology) The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.

(neuroanatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.

(anatomy) A dorsal tubular cord of nervous tissue above the notochord of a chordate.

(neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.

(anatomy) A bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of abducens nerve

(neuroanatomy) Either of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain.