noun
Meaning 1
A scientist whose speciality is neuroscience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
neuroscientist
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noun
Meaning 2
a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neurobiologist
Narrower terms: neurolinguist, Hubel, David Hubel
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- English scientist English neuroscientist From neuro- + scientist.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: neurocientífic — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Catalan: neurocientífica — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Finnish: neurotieteilijä — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Finnish: aivotieteilijä — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- French: neuroscientifique — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Polish: neuronaukowiec — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Portuguese: neurocientista — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Spanish: neurocientífico — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
- Spanish: neurocientífica — scientist whose specialty is neuroscience
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