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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| nerve cell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| neurone | /x | Noun |
| synapse | /x | Noun, Verb |
| axon | /x | Noun |
| neural | /x | Noun |
| synaptic | /xx | Noun |
| dendrite | x/ | Noun |
| presynaptic | /x/x | Adjective |
| astrocyte | /xx | Noun |
| neocortical | xxxxx | Adjective |
| postsynaptic | //xx | Adjective |
| purkinje | /x | Name |
| preganglionic | /xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| brain | / | Noun |
| ganglion | /x/ | Noun |
| excitatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| dopaminergic | /xxxx | Noun |
| neurotransmitter | x/x/x | Noun |
| postganglionic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| cortex | /x | Noun |
| midbrain | /x | Noun |
| neurotransmission | x/x/x | Noun |
| dendritic | x/x | Adjective |
| glutamatergic | /xx/x | Noun |
| neocortex | xx/x | Noun |
| serotonergic | xx/xx | Noun |
| cortical | /xx | Adjective |
| geniculate | x/xx | Noun |
| cholinergic | xxxx | Noun |
| corticospinal | xxx/x | Noun |
| cerebellum | /x/x | Noun |
| hippocampal | xx/x | Noun |
| innervation | /x/x | Noun |
| cell | / | Noun |
| depolarization | x/xx/x | Noun |
| glial | /x | Noun |
| nucleus | /xx | Noun |
| lymphocyte | /xx | Noun |
| cytoplasm | /xxx | Noun |
| spiking | /x | Adjective |
| impaled | x/ | Adjective |
| hyperpolarization | xxxxx/x | Noun |
| multipolar | /x/x | Adjective |
| efferent | /xx | Adjective |
| fires | /x | Verb |
| effector | x/x | Noun |
| paralysis | x/xx | Verb |
| pyramidal | x/xx | Adjective |
| excitability | x/x/xx | Noun |
| relays | /x | Verb |
| afferent | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| modulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| spiny | /x | Adjective |
| adrenergic | x/xx | Adjective |
| intercalated | xxxxx | Adjective |
| hillock | /x | Noun |
| excites | x/ | Verb |
| reuptake | /x | Noun |
| transmits | x/ | Verb |
| atom | /x | Noun |
| electricity | xx/xx | Noun |
| electron | x/x | Noun |
| fibres | /x | Noun |
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| internal | x/x | Adjective |
| ion | /x | Noun |
| molecule | /xx | Noun |
| motor | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| nerve | / | Noun, Verb |
| neurophysiological | /xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| node | / | Noun |
| physics | /x | Noun |
| prefrontal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| protein | /x | Noun |
| schwann | / | Name |
| science | /x | Noun, Verb |
| striatal | /xx | Adjective |
| surgeon | /x | Noun |
| thalamic | x/x | Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
