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neurophysiology

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, neuroscience, physiology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: physiology, neuroscience

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- Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology English neurophysiology From neuro- + physiology.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: neurofisiologia — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Czech: neurofyziologie — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Dutch: neurofysiologie — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Finnish: neurofysiologia — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • German: Neurophysiologie — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Greek: νευροφυσιολογία (nevrofysiología) — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Italian: neurofisiologia — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Malay: neurofisiologi — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
  • Spanish: neurofisiología — branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system
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