neurology

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gy nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jē 

nyu̇-

: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system

neurological

ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

or neurologic

ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌnyu̇r-

neurologically

ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

ˌnyu̇r-

adverb

Examples of neurology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its leading therapeutic area is neurology, representing over a third of the business, Coppens says. —Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025

Visuospatial awareness is important when making a diagnosis, especially in specialties like neurology when answers may be hidden under the surface, according to Dayan. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

In clinics such as oncology or neurology, anonymous surveys provide critical feedback on treatment satisfaction, communication and support services, particularly for delicate issues like pain management or end-of-life care. —Lauren Parr, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Following a more than seven-decade career, capped off by a stint teaching neurology to medical residents at Cleveland’s St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Dr. Tucker begins to slow down and grapple with aging for the first time. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

neuro- + -logy

Note: Earlier in the senses "anatomy of the nerves, description of the nervous system," probably taken from the neo-Greek coinage neurología (in the genitive neurologías), introduced by the English physician Thomas Willis (1621-75) in Cerebri anatome, cui accessit nervorum descriptio et usus (London, 1664), p. 235.

First Known Use

circa 1681, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

neurology

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gy n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jē 

: the scientific study of the nervous system

neurological

ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

or neurologic

-ˈläj-ik 

Medical Definition

neurology

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gy -jē 

: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system