neuroplasticity

[noor-oh-pla-stis-i-tee, nyoor]

neu·ro·plas·tic·i·ty

[noor-oh-pla-stis-i-tee, nyoor]
noun
the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
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Neuroplasticity has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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Main Entry:  neuroplasticity
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the brain's natural ability to form new connections in order to compensate for injury or changes in one's environment; also called [brain plasticity], brain malleability
Etymology:  1978-83
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