n(y)əˌrōnōˈfājēə noun
also neu·ro·noph·a·gy ˌn(y)u̇rəˈnäfəjē
( plural neuronophagias also neuronophagies )
Etymology: neuronophagia, New Latin, from neuron + -o- + -phagia; neuronophagy, International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin neuron + -o- + International Scientific Vocabulary -phagy
: destruction of neurons by phagocytic cells