neuroanatomy

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US/ˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnætəmi/UK/njʊəɹəʊəˈnatəmi/

noun

The anatomy of the nervous system.

OriginEnglish anatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie →
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounneuroanatomy (countable and uncountable, plural neuroanatomies)

plural neuroanatomies

  1. countableuncountableanatomyThe anatomy of the nervous system.First known use 20th c.

    This flowchart suggested by the neuroanatomy corresponds fairly well with what psychologists see in the clinic and lab.

    2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 609
  2. countableuncountableanatomyThe structure of the nerves of a specific organ or organism.

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. Englishneuroanatomy

From neuro- + anatomy.

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Translations

Catalan neuroanatomia
  • neuroanatomiathe anatomy of the nervous system
Dutch neuroanatomie
  • neuroanatomiethe anatomy of the nervous system
Finnish neuroanatomia
  • neuroanatomiathe anatomy of the nervous system
French neuroanatomie
  • neuroanatomiethe anatomy of the nervous system
German Neuroanatomie
  • Neuroanatomiethe anatomy of the nervous system
Italian neuroanatomia
  • neuroanatomiathe anatomy of the nervous system
Polish neuroanatomia
  • neuroanatomiathe anatomy of the nervous system
Romanian neuroanatomie
  • neuroanatomiethe anatomy of the nervous system
Russian нейроанато́мия
  • нейроанато́мия (nejroanatómija)the anatomy of the nervous system
Spanish neuroanatomía
  • neuroanatomíathe anatomy of the nervous system
Ukrainian нейроанато́мія
  • нейроанато́мія (nejroanatómija)the anatomy of the nervous system
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“neuroanatomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroanatomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroanatomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroanatomy.

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