neuroimaging
/ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.
Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of neuroimage
Example Sentences
- "Adrian Raine [...] recently carried out a neuroimaging experiment that supports the idea that violence arises from an imbalance between impulses from the limbic system and self-control from the frontal lobes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English imaging English neuroimaging From neuro- + imaging.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/