neural (iou) and hyperprolactinaemic amenorrhoea (medicine)

neural (iou)

neural adjective & noun. M19.
[from Greek neuron nerve + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Anatomy & Zoology. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nerve or the nervous system. M19.
Zoology. Designating or pertaining to the side of the body in which the central nervous axis lies. M19.
Special collocations: neural arch the curved dorsal part of a vertebra enclosing the canal through which the spinal cord runs. neural crest Embryology a band of ectodermal tissue either side of the neural plate which gives rise to many types of cell including peripheral nerves. neural net, neural network Math. & Computing a system of interconnections which resembles or is based on the arrangement of neurones in the brain and nervous system; a configuration of Computers designed to simulate this. neural plate Embryology a band of ectodermal tissue along the axis of the early embryo which develops into the neural tube. neural spine the dorsal process of a vertebra. neural tube Embryology a hollow structure from which the brain and spinal cord develop; neural tube defect any of a range of congenital abnormalities, including spina bifida, resulting from incomplete fusion of the neural tube.
b. noun. Zoology. Each of the plates lying along the dorsal midline of the carapace of a chelonian and attached to a neural spine. L19.
neurally adverb by or as regards a nerve or nerves E20.

hyperprolactinaemic amenorrhoea (medicine)

hyperprolactinaemic amenorrhoea
Amenorrhoea associated with abnormally high levels of serum prolactin; often accompanied by unphysiological lactation.

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