"neuro-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈnjʊəɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊ/ [US], /ˈn(j)ʉːɹɐʉ/ [General-Australian]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), combining form of νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{der|en|grc|νευρο-}} Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-), {{m|grc|νεῦρον||sinew, tendon, cord}} νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} neuro-, {{en-prefix}} neuro-
  1. Nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system. Tags: morpheme Translations (relating to nerves or the nervous system): невро- (nevro-) (Bulgarian), neuro- (Catalan), neuro- (Dutch), neuro- (Finnish), neuro- (French), neuro- (Galician), ნეირო- (neiro-) (Georgian), ნევრო- (nevro-) (Georgian), neuro- (German), νευρο- (nevro-) (Greek), neuro- (Italian), neuro- (Norwegian Bokmål), nevro- (Norwegian Bokmål), neuro- (Norwegian Nynorsk), nevro- (Norwegian Nynorsk), neuro- (Polish), neuro- (Portuguese), нейро- (nejro-) (Russian), нервно- (nervno-) (Russian), neuro- (Spanish), нейро- (nejro-) (Ukrainian), нервно- (nervno-) (Ukrainian), נעווראָ־ (nevro-) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-neuro--en-prefix-en:nervous Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'relating to nerves or the nervous system': 91 9
  2. Neurodivergent or neurodiversity. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-neuro--en-prefix-en:neurodivergent Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Alternative forms

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