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neuromyth

neuromyth noun: a commonly-held false belief about neuroscience or something falling within its area of study.

Noun

neuromyth (plural neuromyths)

  1. A commonly-held false belief about neuroscience or something falling within its area of study.
    • Holonym: neuromythology

Forms of neuromyth

pluralneuromyths

Origin of neuromyth

From neuro- + myth.

Questions about neuromyth

What does neuromyth mean?
Neuromyth means a commonly-held false belief about neuroscience or something falling within its area of study.
What part of speech is neuromyth?
Neuromyth is a noun.
What is the plural of neuromyth?
The plural of neuromyth is neuromyths.

Words near neuromyth in the dictionary

  1. neuromyopathy
  2. neuromyositis
  3. neuromyotonia
  4. neuromyotonias
  5. neuromyotonic
  6. neuromyth
  7. neuromythological
  8. neuromythologies
  9. neuromythology
  10. neuromyths
  11. neuron

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