prefix · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊ/
General-American:/ˌn(j)ʊ.ɹoʊ/
Australian:/ˌnjʉː.ɹɐʉ/
Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/ˌnjʉː.ɹoː/
1
prefix
Meaning 1
Relating to the nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
neuro- + dynamics → neurodynamics
neuro- + pathy → neuropathy
neuro- + spinal → neurospinal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
prefix
Meaning 2
Relating to neurodivergency or neurodiversity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
neuro- + queer → neuroqueer
neuro- + spicy → neurospicy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”). By surface analysis, neur- + -o-.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
невро-
(nevro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Catalan:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Dutch:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Finnish:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
French:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Galician:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Georgian:
ნეირო-
(neiro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Georgian:
ნევრო-
(nevro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
German:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Greek:
νευρο-
(nevro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Italian:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Norwegian Bokmål:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Norwegian Bokmål:
nevro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Norwegian Nynorsk:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nevro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Polish:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Portuguese:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Russian:
нейро-
(nejro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Russian:
нервно-
(nervno-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Spanish:
neuro-
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Ukrainian:
нейро-
(nejro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Ukrainian:
нервно-
(nervno-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
Yiddish:
נעווראָ־
(nevro-)
— relating to nerves or the nervous system
