neurism
Related to neurism: aneurysm
neurism
(ˈnjʊərɪzəm)n
1. (Biology) biology obsolete one of the three 'vital forces', namely nerve-force
2. (Medicine) med the former medical hypothesis that nervous fluid is responsible for all physiological phenomena
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neurism
Rare. the theory that all the body’s activity is controlled by nervous fluid.
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