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neuroendocrinology

noun

  1. a branch of the life sciences dealing with neurosecretion and the physiological interaction between the central nervous system and the endocrine system
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noun

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 endocrinology English neuroendocrinology From neuro- + endocrinology.

  1. The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.