See Also: autosynnoia(medicine)

Wallerian (iou) and autosynnoia (medicine)


Wallerian (iou)



Wallerian adjective. Also wallerian. L19.
[from Augustus V. Waller (1816-70), English physiologist + -IAN.]
Physiology. Designating (a law describing) a type of degeneration affecting severed nerve fibres or spinal nerves.

autosynnoia (medicine)


autosynnoia


A mental disorder in which one never has a thought not connected with oneself.

Synonym: self-centreedness.

Origin: auto-+ G. Synnoia, deep thought, fr. Syn, with + noeo, to think