neurophysics

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noun

The branch of physics dealing with the nervous system.

OriginEnglish physics ← Middle English phisik ← Latin physicus →
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Meanings

nounneurophysics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe branch of physics dealing with the nervous system.

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*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  8. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  9. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  10. Ancient Greekφυσικός (phusikós)
  11. Latinphysicus
  12. Middle Englishphisik
  13. Englishphysic
  14. Englishphysics
  15. Englishneurophysics

From neuro- + physics.

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Translations

Italian neurofisica
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurophysics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurophysics.

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