HealthAugust 13, 2026

neuroanatomical

NOOR-oh-an-uh-TOM-i-kuhl

Definition

Relating to the physical structure and organization of the nervous system.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'neuron' (nerve) and 'anatomia' (dissection), reflecting the scientific study of the bodily structures that make up the nervous system.

In the news

The term is used to describe the complex brain regions being mapped and compared between mice and marmosets, highlighting the difficulty of finding direct structural matches across species.

Mouse-Marmoset Brain Atlas Published for First Time; 25% of Mouse Regions Untranslatable

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