"Neurism" is a word in ENGLISH

The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the …

Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

See Vital force.

The doctrine of vital forces or energy.

The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.

That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital, forces, …

The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance …

Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of …

An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be …

See Vital force, under Vital.

Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the …

To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.

An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or …

A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound …

Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; …

The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all …

The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or …

Tenacity of life; vital force; natural vigor.