neurobehavioral

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the assessment of a person's neurological state by observation of their behavior.

OriginEnglish behavioral ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English behavoure →
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Meanings

adjectiveneurobehavioral (not comparable)

alternative neurobehavioural

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the assessment of a person's neurological state by observation of their behavior.

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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*h₁ep-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  10. Proto-Germanic*bi
  11. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  14. Proto-Germanic*habjaną
  15. Proto-West Germanic*habbjan
  16. Proto-West Germanic*bihabbjan
  17. Old Englishbehabban
  18. Middle Englishbehaven
  19. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeh₁bʰ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
  21. Proto-Italic*haβēō
  22. Latinhabeō
  23. Old Frenchavoir
  24. Middle Englishhavour
  25. Middle Englishbehavoure
  26. Englishbehavior
  27. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  29. Englishbehavioral
  30. Englishneurobehavioral

From neuro- + behavioral.

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Translations

Icelandic taugaatferlislegur
  • taugaatferlislegurpertaining to the assessment of a person's neurological state by observation of his or her behavior
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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