neuroanatomy

[ noor-oh-uh-nat-uh-mee, nyoor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural neu·ro·a·nat·o·mies.

neuroanatomy

/ ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnætəmɪ /

neuroanatomy

/ nr′ō-ə-năt′ə-mē /

The scientific study of the anatomy of the nervous system. Neuroanatomy is a branch of neurology.
The neural structure of an organism or part of an organism.

neuro·a·nato·mist noun
neu·ro·an·a·tom·i·cal [n, oo, r-oh-an-, uh, -, tom, -i-k, uh, l, ny, oo, r-], neuro·ana·tomic adjective

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + anatomy

He found the thought-screen circlet sandwiched between two books on comparative neuroanatomy which he hadn't bothered to unpack.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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