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Neurobiologist

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neu⋅ro⋅bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[noor-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee, nyoor-]
–noun
the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.

Origin:
1905–10; neuro- + biology


neu⋅ro⋅bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal [noor-oh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
neu⋅ro⋅bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
neu⋅ro⋅bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy   (nŏŏr'ō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē, nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  The biological study of the nervous system or any part of it.
neu'ro·bi'o·log'i·cal (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., neu'ro·bi·ol'o·gist n.
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Main Entry: neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: -bI-'äl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in neurobiology

Main Entry: neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -bI-'äl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system —neu·ro·bi·o·log·i·cal /-"bI-&-'läj-i-k&l/ also neu·ro·bi·o·log·ic /-ik/ adjectiveneu·ro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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neurobiology neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy (n&oobreve;r'ō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
The biological study of the nervous system.


neu'ro·bi'o·log'i·cal (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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