neuro-

1. a combining form meaning “nerve,” “nerves,” “nervous system,” used in the formation of compound words:

   neurology.

neuro-

combining_form

1. indicating a nerve or the nervous system

   neuroblast

   neurology

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuro-¹

< Greek neuro-, combining form of neûron; akin to Latin nervus

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuro-¹

from Greek neuron nerve; related to Latin nervus

Example Sentences

Modern medications—from opiates to steroids to neuro-implants—are, at best, minimally effective.

From The Daily Beast

Using their skill with visual processing, ASDs can learn by rote how to negotiate the neuro-typical world.

From The Daily Beast

Assuming the killer was a person Carmack had reason to mistrust—or to fear—he had to solve the neuro-vibe in order to gain access.

From Project Gutenberg

In each case the ideas are converted into performance, the results attained, by the exercise of neuro-muscular mechanisms.

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It is quite worth while for one to become acquainted with this wonderful form of neuro-mental activity.

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The most important are the Animal Functions, with their great organ-system, the neuro-muscular mechanism.

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The faradic current is also used as a means of diagnosis for neuro-muscular conditions.

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