Nouns starting with A

• auditory nerve — Noun – English ～ a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
• acoustic nerve — Noun – English ～ a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
• accessory nerve — Noun – English ～ arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve
• afferent nerve — Noun – English ～ a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
• abducent nerve — Noun – English ～ a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
• abducens nerve — Noun – English ～ a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
• anorexia nervosa — Noun – English ～ (psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
• Australian nettle — Noun – English ～ any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
• afferent neuron — Noun – English ～ a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
• anxiety neurosis — Noun – English ～ characterized by diffuse anxiety and often somatic manifestations of fear
• Arthur Neville Chamberlain — Noun – English ～ British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
• Asplenium nidus — Noun – English ～ tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
• Arabian Nights — Noun – English ～ a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
• Arabian Nights' Entertainment — Noun – English ～ a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century
• Alpine enchanter's nightshade — Noun – English ～ an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
• acanthosis nigricans — Noun – English ～ a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
• Asplenium nigripes — Noun – English ～ a fern of the genus Schaffneria
• Asplenium adiantum-nigrum — Noun – English ～ spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
• Admiral Nimitz — Noun – English ～ United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
• Accipiter nisus — Noun – English ～ small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa

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