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neuroscience

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The scientific study of the nervous system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Meronym: brain science
  • Near-synonym: neurobiology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neurobiology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: science

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noun

Meaning 2

the scientific study of the nervous system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: neurobiology

Narrower terms: neurophysiology, brain science, cognitive 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 *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English neuroscience From neuro- + science.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُلُوم عَصَبِيَّة (ʕulūm ʕaṣabiyya) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Arabic: عِلْم الأَعْصَاب (ʕilm al-ʔaʕṣāb) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Basque: neurozientzia — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Catalan: neurociència — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 神經科學 /神经科学 (shénjīng kēxué) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Czech: neurověda — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Danish: neurovidenskab — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Dutch: neurowetenschap — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Estonian: neuroteadus — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Finnish: neurotiede — scientific study of the nervous system
  • French: neuroscience — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Georgian: ნეირომეცნიერება (neiromecniereba) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • German: Neurowissenschaften — scientific study of the nervous system
  • German: Hirnforschung — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Greek: νευροεπιστήμη (nevroepistími) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Hungarian: idegtudomány — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Irish: néareolaíocht — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Italian: neuroscienza — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Japanese: 神経科学 (shinkeikagaku) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Norwegian: nevrovitenskap — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Polish: neuronauka — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Portuguese: neurociência — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Romanian: neuroștiință — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Russian: нейробиоло́гия (nejrobiológija) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Russian: нейронау́ка (nejronaúka) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Spanish: neurocienca — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Swedish: neurovetenskap — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Thai: ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์ — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Ukrainian: нѐйробіоло́гія — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Ukrainian: нейронау́ка (nejronaúka) — scientific study of the nervous system
  • Vietnamese: khoa học thần kinh — scientific study of the nervous system
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