neuroanatomist

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noun

An expert in neuroanatomy.

OriginEnglish anatomist ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie →
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Meanings

nounneuroanatomist (plural neuroanatomists)

plural neuroanatomists

  1. An expert in neuroanatomy.

    Chet Sherwood, a neuroanatomist who studied with Dr. Holloway and is now based at George Washington University, said Dr. Holloway's penchant for getting into scientific arguments had not diminished.

    2007 November 27, Michael Balter, “In Study of Brain Evolution, Zeal and Bitter Debate”, in New York Times

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*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  14. Latinanatomia
  15. Old Frenchanatomie
  16. Middle Englishanatomie
  17. Englishanatomy
  18. Englishanatomist
  19. Englishneuroanatomist

From neuro- + anatomist.

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neuroanatomist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroanatomist

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Chicago

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