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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| central nervous system | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| neuroanatomy | /xx/xx | Noun |
| vegetative nervous system | xx/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| parasympathetic nervous system | xxxx/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| autonomic nervous system | xx/x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| parasympathetic | xxxx/x | Adjective |
| spinal cord | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ventral nerve cord | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| neural network | /x/x | Name, Name |
| brain stem | // | Phrase, Noun |
| plexus | /x | Noun |
| nerve center | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| nerve | / | Noun |
| medulla oblongata | x/xx//x | Phrase, Noun |
| hindbrain | /x | Noun |
| optic nerve | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| forebrain | /x | Noun |
| brain | / | Noun |
| medulla | x/x | Noun |
| collateral | x/xx | Noun |
| dorsal root ganglion | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sciatic nerve | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| neocortex | xx/x | Noun |
| peduncle | x/x | Noun |
| pituitary | x/xxx | Noun |
| diencephalon | x/xx | Noun |
| neurite | x/ | Noun |
| glia | xx | Noun |
| pons | / | Noun |
| cerebellum | /x/x | Noun |
| nucleus | /xx | Noun |
| sciatic | x/x | Adjective |
| midbrain | /x | Noun |
| solar plexus | /x/x | Name, Name |
| hypothalamus | xxx/x | Noun |
| cerebral cortex | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| ganglion | /x/ | Noun |
| commissure | x/x | Noun |
| prefrontal cortex | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| lateral pterygoid nerve | /xxxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| myelin | /xx | Noun |
| meninges | xxx | Noun |
| ventricle | x/x | Noun |
| bulb | / | Noun |
| fasciculus | /xxx | Noun |
| vermis | /x | Noun |
| spinal column | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| ac | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| accessory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accompaniments | x/xx | Noun |
| accounting | x/x | Noun |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| agencies | /xx | Noun |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| ailments | /x | Noun |
| aircraft | /x | Noun |
| airframe | /x | Noun |
| algorithmic | /xxx | Adjective |
| alter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| analysis | x/xx | Noun |
| ancillary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| antsy | /x | Adjective |
| anxious | /x | Adjective |
| apparatus | xx/x | Noun |
| appliance | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| approximations | xxx/x | Noun |
| architectonic | xx//x | Adjective, Noun |
| architecture | /xxx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| aromatic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arthritic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| assemblage | x/x | Noun |
| assembly line | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| atlas | /x | Noun |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| auras | /x | Noun |
| autonomic | xx/x | Adjective |
| aware | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| bodies | /x | Verb |
| bucket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buddy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| camera | /xx | Noun |
| cardiovascular | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| cautious | /x | Adjective |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cerebral | /xx | Adjective |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circulatory | /xxxx | Noun, Adjective |
| circumferential | x/x/x | Adjective |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| commands | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| computer | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concept | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
| constitutional | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| containment | x/x | Noun |
| contour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contrivance | x/x | Noun |
| cortical | /xx | Adjective |
| cpu | /x | Name |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| crazed | / | Adjective |
| cutaneous | x/xx | Adjective |
| data | /x | Noun |
| debility | x/xx | Noun |
| degenerative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| diet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| digestive system | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discipline | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun |
| distal | /x | Adjective |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| distinguishing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| economy | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| ecosystem | /xxx | Noun |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| efferent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| electrical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| embarrassed | x/x | Adjective |
| ems | / | Name |
| encircling | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| entities | /xx | Verb |
| equipment | x/x | Noun |
| essentials | x/x | Noun |
| establishment | x/xx | Noun |
| ethic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ets | / | Name |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| excited | x/x | Adjective |
| exhaust | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extracranial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| extrapyramidal | x/x/xx | Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fabric | /x | Noun, Verb |
| facility | x/xx | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| faraway | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| febrile | /x | Adjective |
| flour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flustered | /x | Adjective |
| form | / | Noun, Verb |
| formula | /xx | Noun |
| forum | /x | Noun |
| frame of reference | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| frightened | /x | Adjective |
| fringe | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| functioning | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| glandular | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| government | /xx | Noun |
| grid | / | Noun, Verb |
| habit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| health | / | Noun |
| hepatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| hierarchy | /xxx | Noun |
| honor system | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hookup | /x | Noun |
| hypothalamic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| immune system | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| ims | / | Name |
| in suspense | xx/ | Phrase |
| incident | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| incremental | xx/x | Adjective |
| infernal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| infrastructure | xx/x | Noun |
| innervation | /x/x | Noun |
| insecure | /xx | Adjective |
| installation | xx/x | Noun |
| institution | xx/x | Noun |
| instrument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| intense | x/ | Adjective |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intimidating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| isolated | /xxx | Adjective |
| isolationist | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| items | /x | Noun |
| jitters | /x | Noun |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| judicature | x/xx | Noun |
| judiciary | x/xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| jumpy | /x | Adjective |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| kinds | / | Noun |
| labyrinth | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| lateral | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lattice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
