neurology
[noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo-]
- the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
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Origin of neurology
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Contemporary Examples
That is the focus of a new study recently published by neurologist Rivka Inzelberg in the Annals of Neurology.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) chilled the hearts of parents across California and beyond with their announcement.
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 PsychedelicsValerie Vande Panne
February 5, 2014
You can have a first-rate mind, but if the neurology is skewed, the thinking will also be skewed.
It was this case that gave rise to the field of neurology as we know it today.
Historical Examples
That was the secret of the advances he was enabled to make in neurology.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)Havelock Ellis
Neurology describes the system of the nerves and of the brain; dermatology treats of the skin.
Herophilus discovered the fundamental principles of neurology, and advanced the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IIIJohn Lord
It produces not only a full casuistic but seeks to give some explanation aside from a reference to neurology.
Sleep Walking and Moon WalkingIsidor Isaak Sadger
He got interested in neurology from the physics angle toward the end of his life, and contributed a lot to cybernetics.
Sentiment, Inc.Poul William Anderson
neurology
- the study of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the nervous system
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Word Origin and History for neurology
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neurology
(nu-rŏl′ə-jē)- The branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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neurology
[nu-rŏl′ə-jē]
- The scientific study of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of nerves and the nervous system.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
neurology
[(noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo-rol-uh-jee)]
The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the nervous system.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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