Meanings
nounconnectome (plural connectomes)
plural connectomes
- biologyThe complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions.
2012, Adam Zeman, ‘Only Connect’, Literary Review, number 3991 more example
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinnectō
- Latincōnectō
- Latinconnectō
- Englishconnect
- Englishconnectome
Translations
Finnish konnektomi
- konnektomicomplete description of nervous system connectivity
French connectome
- connectomecomplete description of nervous system connectivity
Greek νευροδικτύωμα
- νευροδικτύωμα (nevrodiktýoma)complete description of nervous system connectivity
Polish konektom
- konektomcomplete description of nervous system connectivity
Russian коннекто́м
- коннекто́м (konnektóm)complete description of nervous system connectivity
Spanish conectoma
- conectomacomplete description of nervous system connectivity
Cite this entry
APA
connectome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectome
MLA
“connectome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connectome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectome.
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