neurobiology

neurobiology
The biology of the nervous system.

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neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy -bī-'äl-ə-jē n, pl -gies a branch of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system
neu·ro·bi·o·log·i·cal -.bī-ə-'läj-i-kəl also neu·ro·bi·o·log·ic -ik adj
neu·ro·bi·o·log·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy (noor″o-bi-olґə-je) the biology of the nervous system, including its anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and so on.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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