neu·ro·a·nat·o·my

[noor-oh-uh-nat-uh-mee, nyoor-]
noun, plural neu·ro·a·nat·o·mies.
1.
the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
2.
the nerve structure of an organism.

Origin:
1895–1900; neuro- + anatomy

neu·ro·a·nat·o·mist, noun
neu·ro·an·a·tom·i·cal [noor-oh-an-uh-tom-i-kuhl, nyoor-] , neu·ro·an·a·tom·ic, adjective
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neuroanatomy (ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnætəmɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the study of the structure of the nervous system
 
neuroa'natomist
 
n

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neuroanatomy neu·ro·a·nat·o·my (n&oobreve;r'ō-ə-nāt'ə-mē, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.

  1. The branch of anatomy that deals with the nervous system.

  2. The neural structure of an organ or a part.


neu'ro·an'a·tom'i·cal (-ān'ə-tŏm'ĭ-kəl) adj.

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neuroanatomy   (nr'ō-ə-nāt'ə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The scientific study of the anatomy of the nervous system. Neuroanatomy is a branch of neurology.

  2. The neural structure of an organism or part of an organism.


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Experience teaching medical microanatomy and/or medical neuroanatomy is preferred.
All sensory decoding takes sensors and neuroanatomy to do the data processing.
Perhaps neuroanatomy will throw up a surprising, crucial observation.
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