neuroactivity

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noun

Activity in the central nervous system.

OriginEnglish activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās →
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Meanings

nounneuroactivity (countable and uncountable, plural neuroactivities)

plural neuroactivities

  1. countableuncountableActivity in the central nervous system.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  11. Latināctīvus
  12. Latināctīvitās
  13. Middle Frenchactivité
  14. Englishactivity
  15. Englishneuroactivity

From neuro- + activity.

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APA

neuroactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactivity

MLA

“neuroactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroactivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactivity.

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