Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
This supports the broad hypothesis that many of the neurodevelopmental disorders are, to a certain extent, aetiologically linked.
2015 August 5, Michael O’Donovan, “Novel genetic advances in schizophrenia: an interview with Michael O’Donovan”, in BMC Medicine, volume 13, →DOI, archived from the original on 23 Mar 20251 more example
So you know, we have a good case with an increasing body of evidence, supported by a trifecta of research from human epidemiology, animal and in vitro studies, which suggests that prenatal acetaminophen or paracetamol might alter fetal development, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
2025 September 22, Lauren Gardner, “Co-author of study linking Tylenol to autism says pain reliever still an option”, in POLITICO, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2025
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Englishdevelopment
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdevelopmental
- Englishneurodevelopmental
From neuro- + developmental.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish neurorozwojowy
- neurorozwojowyof or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain
Russian нейроонтогенети́ческий
- нейроонтогенети́ческий (nejroontogenetíčeskij)of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain
Cite this entry
neurodevelopmental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodevelopmental
“neurodevelopmental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodevelopmental. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurodevelopmental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodevelopmental.
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