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Webster 1913 Edition
Neurotic
Neu-rot′ic
,Adj.
[Gr.
νεῦρον
nerve.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous;
as, a
. neurotic
disease2.
Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
Neu-rot′ic
,Noun.
1.
A disease seated in the nerves.
2.
(Med.)
Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.
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Neurotics
as a class include all those poisons whose main action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided into three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord. Webster 1828 Edition
Neurotic
NEUROTIC
,Adj.
NEUROTIC
,Noun.