neurosphere

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noun

A free-floating structure generated in vitro by neural stem cells

OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounneurosphere (plural neurospheres)

plural neurospheres

  1. embryologyA free-floating structure generated in vitro by neural stem cells

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  7. Latinsphaera
  8. Late Latinsphēra
  9. Old Frenchsphere
  10. Middle Englishspere
  11. Englishsphere
  12. Englishneurosphere

From neuro- + -sphere.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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