noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:N Y UH1 R OW0 S AY2 AH0 N S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
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
2
noun
Meaning 2
the scientific study of the nervous system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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