Meanings
nounneuroprotection (uncountable)
- uncountableThe protection of neurons from neurodegeneration
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinpro-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
- Proto-Italic*tegō
- Latintegō
- Latinprōtegō
- Late Latinprōtēctiō
- Englishprotection
- Englishneuroprotection
From neuro- + protection.
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neuroprotection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroprotection
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“neuroprotection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroprotection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroprotection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroprotection.
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