neurologist

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

a physician specializing in neurology.

Origin of neurologist

First recorded in 1825–35; neurolog(y) + -ist

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That is the focus of a new study recently published by neurologist Rivka Inzelberg in the Annals of Neurology.
Does a Parkinson’s Drug Increase Creativity?|The Daily Beast|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neurologist Oliver Sacks says the syndrome helps give the Team USA goalie ‘abnormal quickness.’
Why Tourette’s May Be Tim Howard’s Secret Weapon on the Field|Michael Daly|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brian E. McGeeney, MD, MPH, is a neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.
Longtime Sufferers of Cluster Headaches Find Relief in Psychedelics|Valerie Vande Panne|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was there, sitting in the neurologist's waiting room, when Mitt grasped the severity of what his wife was up against.
Ann Romney’s Big Boo Boo|Judith Grey|September 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And for the ultimate head case, meet Dr. Frank Petito, neurologist to every bold-faced business name you can imagine.
Gal With a Suitcase: New York's Best Pampering Spots|Jolie Hunt|February 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is desirable, first of all, to recall briefly the significance of the word polygon in the sense adopted by that neurologist.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
They are the types most commonly seen in the hospital clinic or in the private consulting room of the neurologist.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
We cannot, with any pretence to rationality, accept the verdicts of both the neurologist and the exorcist.
Religion & Sex|Chapman Cohen
A neurologist, versed in the by-products of war, could have made a fair guess at this man's medical-history sheet.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Two years ago she went to a neurologist because of a general physical and nervous breakdown.
Pieces of Hate|Heywood Broun

Word Origin and History for neurologist

1801, from neurology + -ist.