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neuroblocking

neuroblocking noun: the blocking of a nerve.

Noun

neuroblocking (uncountable)

  1. The blocking of a nerve.
    • The trial, called Empower, was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Maestro system, which uses neuroblocking technology to stem hunger.2009 October 3, Bloomberg News, “An Obesity Treatment Fails in a Trial”, in New York Times

Origin of neuroblocking

From neuro- + blocking.

Questions about neuroblocking

What does neuroblocking mean?
Neuroblocking means the blocking of a nerve.
What part of speech is neuroblocking?
Neuroblocking is a noun.

Words near neuroblocking in the dictionary

  1. neuroblastomata
  2. neuroblastomatous
  3. neuroblasts
  4. neuroblockade
  5. neuroblockades
  6. neuroblocking
  7. neuroborreliosis
  8. neurobrucellosis
  9. neurocalcin
  10. neurocalcins
  11. neurocalometer

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