Neurotic
Pronunciation : Neu*rot"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr.
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a neurotic disease.
2. Uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Neu*rot"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A disease seated in the nerves.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.
Note: Neurotic as a class include all those poisons whose mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913