Etymology

neuroimaging

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Today it means: The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity. Full definition →

First used 20th c.English imaging ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥
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neuroimaging · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishimaging
  7. English todayneuroimaging

From neuro- + imaging.

neuroimaging · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishimage
  7. Englishneuroimage
  8. English todayneuroimaging

From neuroimage + -ing.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.

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