neurologist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of neurologist
First recorded in 1825–35; neurolog(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Dealing with the FDA is like “talking to a brick wall,” Harvard Medical School neurologist Jeremy Schmahmann told the Senate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
In the late 1990s, neurologist Philip Kennedy developed the first BCI to allow a severely paralyzed patient to move a computer cursor using their brain.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
According to co-author Gary Westbrook, M.D., a neurologist and senior scientist at the Vollum Institute, the discovery could help pharmaceutical companies design drugs that specifically block the damaging antibody interactions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
"Stroke is an interruption to the blood supply to the brain," says Dr Sheharyar Baig, a neurologist at Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
"Listen, Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight. I found a neurologist, a nerve doctor, who works on problems like yours."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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