neuroanatomy

noun

neu·​ro·​anat·​o·​my ˌnu̇r-ō-ə-ˈna-tə-mē How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
: the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
neuroanatomical
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
adjective
or less commonly neuroanatomic
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mik How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
neuroanatomist
ˌnu̇r-ō-ə-ˈna-tə-mist How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
noun

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Functional differences in their neuroanatomy may be the cause. — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024 The creation of a comprehensive map of the connectional neuroanatomy of the human brain would be a fundamental achievement in neuroscience. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2014 There are multiple different kinds of memory, and each of those memory systems relies on a different neuroanatomy or different neural networks. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 9 Feb. 2024 To him, the vision seemed right — not in the specific locations activated by various themes but in the sense that our neuroanatomy did seem to parse the world by subject, tangles and folds of neurons lighting up in response to clouds of ideas. — Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neuroanatomy

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First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neuroanatomy was circa 1961

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neuroanatomy

noun
neu·​ro·​anat·​o·​my -ə-ˈnat-ə-mē How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
plural neuroanatomies
: the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
neuroanatomical
-ˌan-ə-ˈtäm-i-kəl How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
adjective
also neuroanatomic
-ik How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
neuroanatomically
-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce neuroanatomy (audio)
adverb
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