Meanings
- not comparableIn terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology.
In her own view, she was most likely predisposed neurophysiologically to schizophrenia in such a way that her psyche could not tolerate the fracturings that others weathered while maintaining a functioning life.
2013, Mary Elene Wood, Life Writing and Schizophrenia, page 277
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
- Englishphysio-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinphysiologicus
- Englishphysiological
- Englishneurophysiological
- Englishneurophysiologically
From neurophysiological + -ly. By surface analysis, neuro- + physiologically.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
neurophysiologically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurophysiologically
“neurophysiologically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurophysiologically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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