different between neuro vs neura

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

neuro (countable and uncountable, plural neuros)

1. (countable, informal) Neurologist.
2. (uncountable, informal) Neurology.
   • 2000, Melissa Anne Goldstein, Travels with the Wolf: A Story of Chronic Illness (page 47)

     My neurologist and the entire neuro department were an integral part of my hospital family. I was the darling of the department.

Synonyms

• (neurologist): neurologist

Anagrams

• Rouen

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of noorden +? euro or noordelijk +? euro, probably also influenced by neuro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nø?.ro?/
• Hyphenation: neu?ro

Noun

neuro c (plural neuro's, diminutive neurootje n)

1. (politics) a (putative) common currency for northern Europe

Antonyms

• zeuro

Italian

Noun

neuro m (invariable)

1. neurological clinic (properly clinica neurologica)
2. (informal) madhouse

Anagrams

• nuore

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ????? (neûra), the nominative plural form of ?????? (neûron), whence neuron.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nyo?o??r?, IPA^(key): /?nj????/

Noun

neura

1. (rare) plural of neuron
   • 1905: Eugene Solomon Talbot, Developmental Pathology, pages 7?¹? and 8?²?

     ?¹? Some investigations have shown that the slightest injuries to nerve cells or neura will give rise to easily demonstrable degenerative lesions in other parts of the cell.

     ?²? Certain groups of neura are more susceptible than others to a given toxication.

   • 1913: Eugene Solomon Talbot, Interstitial Gingivitis and Pyorrhœa Alveolaris, page 273 (Ransom & Randolph Co.)

     In Wollenberg’s opinion the primary type of disease of the sensory neura in tabes is of this kind.

   • 1998, June 1st: Warner S. Bloomberg, alt.gathering.rainbow (Google group): Yes. Love. (was Rainbow’s Views…), 8:00am

     To be rendered impotent by sadness that cripples is allowing revenge to seep into one’s own neura (sic: nerves).

Anagrams

• Rauen, Ruane, Urena

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: neu?ra

Adjective

neura m or f (plural neuras, comparable)

1. (colloquial) irritated, depressed (in a bad mood)

   Synonym: deprimido

Noun

neura f (plural neuras)

1. (colloquial) irritation, depression

   Synonym: depressão