neuropsychiatric

adjective

Of or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; both neurological and psychiatric.

OriginEnglish psychiatric ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

adjectiveneuropsychiatric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to neuropsychiatry; both neurological and psychiatric.

    Disturbances of activity of the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system in the brain are present in many neuropsychiatric disorders.

    2010 October 10, Yanyan Kong et al., “Preparation of 99mTc-PQQ and preliminary biological evaluation for the NMDA receptor”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 287, →DOI, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Origin

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

From neuro- + psychiatric.

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APA

neuropsychiatric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropsychiatric

MLA

“neuropsychiatric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropsychiatric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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