neu·ro·a·nat·o·my (nʊr'ō-ə-năt'ə-mē, nyʊr'-)
n., pl., -mies.

1. The branch of anatomy that deals with the nervous system.
2. The neural structure of a body part or organ: the neuroanatomy of the eye.

neuroanatomical neu'ro·an'a·tom'i·cal (-ăn'ə-tŏm'ĭ-kəl) adj.
neuroanatomist neu'ro·a·nat'o·mist n.

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