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neurohumoral

neurohumoral

1 8.3
How the brain and nerves work with hormones to control the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌnʊroʊˈhjuːmərəl/
  • Specialized
: neurohumoral
  • The neurohumoral response of the body helps regulate blood pressure during stress.

Examples

  • Chronic volume overload leads to profound biventricular cardiac hypertrophy, neurohumoral activation, systemic congestion, edema formation, and death 6-13.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Doctors study the neurohumoral interactions that influence metabolism and growth.

  • Otto Loewe derived the whole neurohumoral concept from a dream, he says.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Recent research highlights the neurohumoral links between stress and immune function.

Synonyms

neuroendocrine
vsneurohumoral
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Relating to the nervous system and the body's hormone system working together

is narrower, stressing direct interaction that controls body functions
neurohormonal
vsneurohumoral
  • Specialized
1 7.3

How the nervous system and hormones work together

is more about that interaction regulating bodily functions

Surface Forms

neurohumoral positive

Morphology

neurohumoral = humoral (semi-transparent) = neuro + humor + al

The word is built transparently from neuro- plus humoral, but the medical sense is specialized and not fully guessable for a typical learner.

Etymology

Neurohumoral joins neuro- 'nerve' and humor 'body fluid', creating a simple picture of nerves and body chemicals working together. So, neurohumoral describes how the nervous system and hormones or other body fluids act together to control body functions.