neurology

[ noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo- ]

noun

1. the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.

neurology

/ njʊˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the nervous system

neurology

/ n-rŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of nerves and the nervous system.

neurology

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the nervous system .

Derived Forms

• neuˈrologist, noun

Other Words From

• neu·ro·log·i·cal [n, oo, r-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, ny, oo, r-], adjective
• neuro·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurology¹

From the New Latin word neurologia, dating back to 1675–85. See neuro-, -logy

Example Sentences

Keith Vossel is a professor of neurology at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times

Anxiety can be loud, dominating our every waking moment — but only if we allow it, said Richard Cytowic, professor of neurology at George Washington University.

From Los Angeles Times

It remained undiagnosed until 1999 when she sought out the chairman of the neurology department at what’s now the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Joshua Bonkowsky, a professor of paediatric neurology at University of Utah Health said it was a category of brain disease that leaves a third of children dead by the age of eight.

From BBC

A prevention of future deaths report would be sent to Sheffield Health and Social Care looking at the communication between services, “in particular between psychiatrists and neurology”, Ms Rawden said.

From BBC