Etymology

neuroimage

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Today it means: To produce an image of the structure or function of part of the brain. Full definition →

English image ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishimage
  7. English todayneuroimage

From neuro- + image.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.