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neuroanatomy

American  
[noor-oh-uh-nat-uh-mee, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ əˈnæt ə mi, ˌnjʊər- /

noun

neuroanatomies plural
  1. the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.

  2. the nerve structure of an organism.


neuroanatomy British  
/ ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnætəmɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the structure of the nervous system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

neuroanatomy Scientific  
/ nr′ō-ə-nătə-mē /
  1. The scientific study of the anatomy of the nervous system. Neuroanatomy is a branch of neurology.

  2. The neural structure of an organism or part of an organism.


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Origin of neuroanatomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + anatomy

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Crick went on to make influential contributions to the study of neuroanatomy, dreams and visual perception.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

Johann Fischer's 1852 treatise on lizard neuroanatomy included part of the coil but omitted the remainder, and Fischer never described the curled structure.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2025

The Vanderbilt University neuroscientist is an expert in comparative neuroanatomy, as well as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

From Salon May 4, 2024

About three years ago, results from these latter-day imaging methods clashed violently with the classical neuroanatomy from Penfield’s era.

From Scientific American Apr. 21, 2023

He found the thought-screen circlet sandwiched between two books on comparative neuroanatomy which he hadn't bothered to unpack.

From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)

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