neuro-

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”)

neuro-

1. nerves, nerve tissue, or the nervous system.

From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnjʊə.ɹəʊ/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈnʊ.ɹoʊ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈnjʉː.ɹɐʉ/
• (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈnjʉː.ɹoː/
• Hyphenation: neu‧ro-

neuro-

2. Nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.

   neuropathy, neurospinal, neurodynamics

   • 2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:

     There's been a proliferation of “neuro-” fields. Some, like neuroendocrinology and neuroimmunology, are stodgy old institutions by now.

4. Neurodivergent or neurodiversity.

   neuroqueer, neurospicy

• Rouen

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌnɛw.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌnɛw.ɾo]

neuro-

1. neuro-

• “neuro-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “neuro-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “neuro-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “neuro-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combing form of νεῦρον (neûron)

• IPA^(key): /ˈnœwʁo-/, /ˈnɛwʁo-/, /nœwʁoˈ-/, /nɛwʁoˈ-/

neuro-

1. neuro-

• “neuro-” in Den Danske Ordbog

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neuro-

1. neuro-

Internationalism (see English neuro-), ultimately from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-).

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯ro-/, [ˈne̞u̯ro̞-]

neuro-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) neuro-

• hermo-

• euron

• IPA^(key): /nø.ʁo/

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neuro-

1. neuro-

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɪ̯ʁo/

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neuro-

1. neuro-

• “neuro-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “neuro-” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “neuro-” in Duden online

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɛw.ro/^[1]
• Hyphenation: nèu‧ro-

neuro-

1. neuro-

• nuore

• IPA^(key): /nɛw.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛwrɔ
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neuro-

1. neuro-

• neuro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

neuro-

1. (anatomy) neuro- (relating to nerves or the nervous system)

• neurónio

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combing form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”).

• IPA^(key): /neuɾo/ [neu̯.ɾo]
• Syllabification: neu‧ro-

neuro-

1. neuro-

• “neuro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• nevro- (uncommon)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combing form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”). First attested in 1781 in the form of neurologi (“neurology”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛvrʊ/

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neuro-

1. neuro-