Hypertext Webster Gateway: "neurotic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? nerve.]
1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves;
nervous; as, a neurotic disease.
2. Uself in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, n.
1. A disease seated in the nerves.
2. (Med.) Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to
the great nerve centers.
Note: Neurotic as a class include all those poisons whose
mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They
may be divided three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics, or
those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal
neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal
cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which
affect both brain and spinal cord.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
neurotic
adj 1: characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic
disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"
2: affected with emotional disorder [syn: {psychoneurotic}]
[ant: {unneurotic}]
n : a person suffering from neurosis [syn: {psychoneurotic}, {mental
case}]
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