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neuro-

Syllables: neu·ro-UK/ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊ/US/ˌn(j)ʊ.ɹoʊ/

neuro- prefix: relating to the nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.

Prefix

neuro-

  1. Relating to the nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.
    • neuro- + dynamics → neurodynamics
    • neuro- + pathy → neuropathy
  2. Relating to neurodivergency or neurodiversity.
    • neuro- + queer → neuroqueer
    • neuro- + spicy → neurospicy

Examples of neuro- in a sentence

  • neuro- + spinal → neurospinal
  • There's been a proliferation of “neuro-” fields.2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:

Origin of neuro-

From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”). By surface analysis, neur- + -o-.

Questions about neuro-

What does neuro- mean?
Neuro- means relating to the nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.
How do you use neuro- in a sentence?
neuro- + spinal → neurospinal
What part of speech is neuro-?
Neuro- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce neuro-?
Neuro- is pronounced /ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊ/ (UK).

Words near neuro- in the dictionary

  1. neuritogenesis
  2. neuritogenic
  3. neuritotrophic
  4. neuro
  5. neuro cybernetics
  6. neuro-
  7. neuro-affirming
  8. neuro-associative physiology
  9. neuro-biological
  10. neuro-cardio-facial-cutaneous
  11. neuro-cybernetics

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