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neurility

neurility noun: the special properties and functions of the nerves; the nervous capacity for transmitting a stimulus.

Noun

neurility (usually uncountable, plural neurilities)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The special properties and functions of the nerves; the nervous capacity for transmitting a stimulus.
    • This property is stimulated into activity by the Neurility of the nerves, but is not stimulated by those mechanical irritations which suffice to stimulate the nerves.1859, George Henry Lewes, Physiology of Common Life, volume 2

Forms of neurility

pluralneurilities

Origin of neurility

From neurile + -ity.

Questions about neurility

What does neurility mean?
Neurility means the special properties and functions of the nerves; the nervous capacity for transmitting a stimulus.
What part of speech is neurility?
Neurility is a noun.
What is the plural of neurility?
The plural of neurility is neurilities.

Words near neurility in the dictionary

  1. neurilemmomata
  2. neurilemoma
  3. neurilemomas
  4. neurilemomata
  5. neurilities
  6. neurility
  7. neurin
  8. neurine
  9. neurines
  10. neurinoma
  11. neurinomas

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