neuro-


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neuro-

(word root) nerve
Examples of words with the root neuro-: neurobiology
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neuro-

or neur-
pref.
1. Nerve: neuroblast.
2. Neural: neuropathology.
[Greek, sinew, string, from neuron; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.]
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neuro-

or before a vowel

neur-

combining form
(Medicine) indicating a nerve or the nervous system: neuroblast; neurology.
[from Greek neuron nerve; related to Latin nervus]
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neuro-

a combining form meaning “nerve,” “nerves,” “nervous system”: neurology.
Also, esp. before a vowel,neur-.
[< Greek]
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Translations

neuro-

in cpds → Neuro-, neuro-;
neurobiology
n → Neurobiologie f
neurochemistry
n → Neurochemie f
neurolinguistic programming
n → neurolinguistisches Programmieren
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