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connectome

UK/kəˈnɛktəʊm/

connectome noun: the complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.

Noun

connectome (plural connectomes)

  1. The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
    • The tools Seung and his colleagues have developed to map the connectome are beginning to offer important insights into these previously baffling conditions.2012, Adam Zeman, ‘Only Connect’, Literary Review, number 399
    • 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.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

connectome meaning in Tamil

connectome in Tamil

நரம்பு வலைப்பின்னல்

Forms of connectome

pluralconnectomes

Origin of connectome

From connect + -ome.

Words formed from connectome

Questions about connectome

What does connectome mean?
Connectome means the complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry.
What is connectome in Tamil?
Connectome in Tamil is நரம்பு வலைப்பின்னல். See Connectome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is connectome?
Connectome is a noun.
How do you pronounce connectome?
Connectome is pronounced /kəˈnɛktəʊm/ (UK).
What is the plural of connectome?
The plural of connectome is connectomes.

Words near connectome in the dictionary

  1. connectogen
  2. connectogens
  3. connectogram
  4. connectograms
  5. connectology
  6. connectome
  7. connectomes
  8. connectometry
  9. connectomic
  10. connectomics
  11. connectopathy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: connectome (page history and authors); connectome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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