/ˈnjʊərəʊaksɪs/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ʊroʊˌæksəs/. neuraxisn.
/njᵿˈraksɪs/, /njʊəˈraksɪs/, U.S. /n(j)ʊˈræksəs//ˈnjʊərəʊaksɪs/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ʊroʊˌæksəs/. Anatomy and Medicine.
The main or central axis of the nervous system; the brain and spinal cord.
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tree1843
myelencephalon1866
axis1873
neuron1884
neuraxis1889
1889 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VIII. 110 Excepting at its first formation..the entire neuraxis is a tube, a subcylindrical mass inclosing a cavity.
1951 K. S. Lashley in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 189/2 Such an hypothesis implies also the assumption of a polarization of conduction along the neuraxis.
1968 Science 14 June 1255/1 The recovery from partial sleeplessness is similar to the recovery from other behavioral deficits after discrete lesions at all levels of the neuroaxis.
1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 July 260/1 Neurocutaneous fistulas may be present at any level of the neuraxis, usually in the midline.
1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind ii. 189 Autopsies showed many neurofibrillary tangles, as well as degenerative changes in the motor neurons, throughout the neuraxis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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