neuromechanism

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noun

A neural mechanism

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounneuromechanism (plural neuromechanisms)

plural neuromechanisms

  1. biologyA neural mechanism

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*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  8. New Latinmechanismu
  9. Englishmechanism
  10. Englishneuromechanism

From neuro- + mechanism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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