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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system.

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  • noun The scientific study of the nervous system.

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  • noun the scientific study of the nervous system

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neuro- +‎ science

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