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neuroscience en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈn(j)ɵːɹəwsɑjəns/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈnɚɹ-/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnʊɹoʊsaɪ.əns/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnjʊəɹəʊsaɪ.əns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈn(j)oː-/ (British, Southern, Standard)

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 *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English neuroscience From neuro- + science.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The scientific study of the nervous system.
    • Near-synonym: neurobiology
    • Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […]. 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:
    • Meronym: brain science

Forms

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neurosciences Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

psychology · psychiatry · neurology · neuropsychology

Deriveds

computational neuroscience

Hypernyms

science

Relateds

neuromyths · neuroscientist · neurosurgery · biology · neurorights · neurotechnology · bioscience · neuroimaging · neuroimplant

Synonyms

neurobiology

Translations (31)

ru нейробиоло́гия (scientific study of the nervous system) · de Hirnforschung (scientific study of the nervous system) · ar عِلْم الأَعْصَاب (scientific study of the nervous system) · cmn 神經科學 /神经科学 (scientific study of the nervous system) · ga néareolaíocht (scientific study of the nervous system) · de Neurowissenschaften (scientific study of the nervous system) · el νευροεπιστήμη (scientific study of the nervous system) · th ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์ (scientific study of the nervous system) · ca neurociència (scientific study of the nervous system) · ro neuroștiință (scientific study of the nervous system) · uk нѐйробіоло́гія (scientific study of the nervous system) · it neuroscienza (scientific study of the nervous system) · ja 神経科学 (scientific study of the nervous system) · pl neuronauka (scientific study of the nervous system) · nl neurowetenschap (scientific study of the nervous system) · no nevrovitenskap (scientific study of the nervous system) · es neurocienca (scientific study of the nervous system) · fr neuroscience (scientific study of the nervous system) · sv neurovetenskap (scientific study of the nervous system) · eu neurozientzia (scientific study of the nervous system) · pt neurociência (scientific study of the nervous system) · hu idegtudomány (scientific study of the nervous system) · uk нейронау́ка (scientific study of the nervous system) · ka ნეირომეცნიერება (scientific study of the nervous system) · vi khoa học thần kinh (scientific study of the nervous system) · et neuroteadus (scientific study of the nervous system) · fi neurotiede (scientific study of the nervous system) · da neurovidenskab (scientific study of the nervous system) · ar عُلُوم عَصَبِيَّة (scientific study of the nervous system) · ru нейронау́ка (scientific study of the nervous system) · cs neurověda (scientific study of the nervous system)