neuroimaging

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UK/ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

noun

The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.

OriginEnglish imaging ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
Less commonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

neuroimaging1

nounneuroimaging (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.First known use 20th c.

    Adrian Raine [...] recently carried out a neuroimaging experiment that supports the idea that violence arises from an imbalance between impulses from the limbic system and self-control from the frontal lobes.

    2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 722

neuroimaging2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of neuroimage

Origin

neuroimaging · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishimaging
  7. Englishneuroimaging

From neuro- + imaging.

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neuroimaging · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishimage
  7. Englishneuroimage
  8. Englishneuroimaging

From neuroimage + -ing.

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Translations

Finnish aivokuvaus
  • aivokuvausgeneration of images of brain
French neuroimagerie
  • neuroimageriegeneration of images of brain
Polish neuroobrazowanie
  • neuroobrazowaniegeneration of images of brain
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APA

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Chicago

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

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