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NEUROTONIC

\njˌuːɹə͡ʊtˈɒnɪk], \njˌuːɹə‍ʊtˈɒnɪk], \n_j_ˌuː_ɹ_əʊ_t_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of NEUROTONIC

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences

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n[=u]-ro-ton'ik, n. a medicine intended to strengthen the nervous system.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

[Greek] Of or marking a contraction produced by stimulation of a nerve. N. reaction, persistence of a muscular contraction after electrization applied to the nerve of the muscle has been withdrawn.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

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