neurology

American  

[noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒl ə dʒi, nyʊ- /

noun

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

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neurology British  

/ njʊˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

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neurology Scientific  

/ n-rŏl′ə-jē /

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

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neurology Cultural  

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

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Other Word Forms

• neurological adjective
• neurologically adverb
• neurologist noun

Etymology

Origin of neurology

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

Example Sentences

Just as Pilates has a patron saint in Joseph Pilates, the field of somatics has the late Thomas Hanna, a philosopher and student of neurology who coined the term in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, an associate professor of neurology at the University of Pittsburgh, says the impact goes beyond just that “lost hour.”

From MarketWatch

"These vascular measures are capturing something meaningful about brain health," said Meredith N. Braskie, PhD, senior author of the study and assistant professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine.

From Science Daily

"When patients arrive in a neurology clinic they have used up their internal reserve capacity, so the progression of weakness is often rapid."

From BBC

M.A., an assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

From Science Daily