neuroanatomy

[ noo r-oh-uh-nat-uh-mee, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ əˈnæt ə mi, ˌnyʊər- /

noun, plural neu·ro·a·nat·o·mies.

the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
the nerve structure of an organism.

Origin of neuroanatomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + anatomy

OTHER WORDS FROM neuroanatomy

neu·ro·a·nat·o·mist, noun neu·ro·an·a·tom·i·cal [noo r-oh-an-uh-tom-i-kuh l, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər oʊˌæn əˈtɒm ɪ kəl, ˌnyʊər-/, neu·ro·an·a·tom·ic, adjective

Words nearby neuroanatomy

neuro-oncology, neuro-oncology surgery, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology, neuroanastomosis, neuroanatomy, neuroarthropathy, neuroaxonal, neurobehavioral, neurobiology, neuroblast

British Dictionary definitions for neuroanatomic

neuroanatomy
/ (ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnætəmɪ) /

noun

the study of the structure of the nervous system

Derived forms of neuroanatomy

neuroanatomist, noun

Medical definitions for neuroanatomic

neuroanatomy
[ nur′ō-ə-năt′ə-mē ]

n.

The branch of anatomy that deals with the nervous system.
The neural structure of an organ or part.

Other words from neuroanatomy

neu′ro•an′a•tom′i•cal (-ăn′ə-tŏm′ĭ-kəl) adj.

Scientific definitions for neuroanatomic

neuroanatomy
[ nur′ō-ə-năt′ə-mē ]

The scientific study of the anatomy of the nervous system. Neuroanatomy is a branch of neurology.
The neural structure of an organism or part of an organism.