neuroanatomy

[noor-oh-uh-nat-uh-mee, nyoor-]

noun

plural

neuroanatomies 

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

2. the nerve structure of an organism.

neuroanatomy

/ ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnætəmɪ /

noun

1. the study of the structure of the nervous system

neuroanatomy

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.

Other Word Forms

• neuroanatomist noun
• neuroanatomical adjective
• neuroanatomic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuroanatomy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; neuro- + anatomy

Example Sentences

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

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

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Jurors were told that Ms Mitchell had studied osteopathy, and her professional website said she was "attuned to subjects in neuroanatomy, genetics and dissection of human cadavers".

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He produced thousands of drawings of neurons, as beautiful as they are complex, which are still printed in neuroanatomy textbooks and exhibited in art museums.

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Additionally, their brains responded differently to nonspouse odors and they displayed unique olfactory neuroanatomy.

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