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neurotic

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? nerve.]
   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.

Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, n.
   1. A disease seated in the nerves.

   2. (Med.) 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 : WordNet®

neurotic
     n : a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {psychoneurotic}, {mental
         case}]

neurotic
     adj 1: characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic
            disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"
     2: affected with emotional disorder [syn: {psychoneurotic}]
        [ant: {unneurotic}]
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