neurobiology

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noun

The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals: the biological extent of neuroscience.

OriginEnglish biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounneurobiology (countable and uncountable, plural neurobiologies)

plural neurobiologies

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals: the biological extent of neuroscience.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neuroscience

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*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. New Latinbiologia
  13. Englishbiology
  14. Englishneurobiology

From neuro- + biology.

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Translations

Catalan neurobiologia
  • neurobiologiascientific study of nerve and brain function
Chinese Cantonese 神經生物學 /神经生物学
  • 神經生物學 /神经生物学 (san⁴ ging¹ sang¹ mat⁶ hok⁶)scientific study of nerve and brain function
Chinese Mandarin 神經生物學 /神经生物学
  • 神經生物學 /神经生物学 (shénjīng shēngwùxué)scientific study of nerve and brain function
Dutch neurobiologie
  • neurobiologiescientific study of nerve and brain function
Esperanto neŭrobiologio
  • neŭrobiologioscientific study of nerve and brain function
Finnish neurobiologia
  • neurobiologiascientific study of nerve and brain function
French neurobiologie
  • neurobiologiescientific study of nerve and brain function
German Neurobiologie
  • Neurobiologiescientific study of nerve and brain function
Irish néarbhitheolaíocht
  • néarbhitheolaíochtscientific study of nerve and brain function
Polish neurobiologia
  • neurobiologiascientific study of nerve and brain function
Spanish neurobiología
  • neurobiologíascientific study of nerve and brain function
Cite this entry
APA

neurobiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurobiology

MLA

“neurobiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurobiology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurobiology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurobiology.

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