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neurochemistry
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neurochemistry /neu·ro·chem·is·try/ (-kem´is-tre) the branch of neurology dealing with the chemistry of the nervous system.
neu·ro·chem·is·try (nr-km-str)
n.
The study of the chemical composition and processes of the nervous system and the effects of chemicals on it.
neuro·chemi·cal (-kl) adj.
neurochemistry
[-kem′istrē]
a branch of neurology that is concerned with the biochemistry of the nervous system.
neurochemistry [noor″o-kem´is-tre]
the branch of neurology dealing with the chemistry of the nervous system.
neurochemistry
that branch of neurology dealing with the chemistry of the nervous system.
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