neuroanatomyn.
/ˌnjʊərəʊəˈnatəmi/, U.S. /ˈˌn(j)ʊroʊəˈnædəmi/ Anatomy.
The anatomy of the nervous system; the branch of science dealing with this.
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neurology1670
neurography1738
nerve physiology1845
neurophysiology1859
neuromyologya1890
neuroanatomy1900
neuroendocrinology1922
neuroscience1944
neurochemistry1945
synaptology1962
psychoneuroendocrinology1970
connectomics2007
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 441/1 Neuro-anatomy.
1913 Official Publ. Cornell Univ. 4 xvi Strauss, Israel. A.B., M.D., Instructor in Neuro-Anatomy, 1911.
1930 H. L. Hollingworth Abnormal Psychol. iv. 85 We may illustrate the ‘fictional’ or hypothetical notion of explanation also in the field of neuro-anatomy.
1971 Sci. Amer. May 89/3 In view of the basic neuro-anatomy of the visual system, this means that the visual effects must have been the result of neuronal activity in the brain rather than in the eye itself.
1987 J. Franklin Molecules of Mind (1988) v. 68 Early in the history of neuroanatomy, researchers assumed that the tip of the axon made contact with the surface of the receiving cell's membrane.
1994 New Scientist 13 Aug. 36/3 Alongside the hardwired circuitry of classical neuroanatomy..there are additional channels of electrical and chemical communication.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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