neurophysiology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology English neurophysiology From neuro- + physiology.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system.
This relationship between language and sexuality, oral and genital, has been elaborated in recent research in neurophysiology.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| neurophysiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
it neurofisiologia (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · el νευροφυσιολογία (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · de Neurophysiologie (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · nl neurofysiologie (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · fi neurofysiologia (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · ms neurofisiologi (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · ca neurofisiologia (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · cs neurofyziologie (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system) · es neurofisiología (branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system)