neurology

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gy nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jē How to pronounce neurology (audio)
nyu̇-
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
neurological adjective
or neurologic
neurologically adverb

Examples of neurology in a Sentence

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The company aims to concentrate on crucial investment areas such as oncology, immunology, hematology, neurology, and vaccines. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Rush's specialties that fall in the top 20 include neurology, geriatrics and orthopedics. Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 16 July 2024 As the unit’s neurology consultant, Cannard often administered Botox shots to treat migraines, particularly to high-level Trump officials, the former White House medical unit members said. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 9 July 2024 And headaches, O’Brien noted, constitute only a small part of neurology training. Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for neurology 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of neurology was circa 1681

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“Neurology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurology. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

neurology

noun
neu·​rol·​o·​gy n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jē How to pronounce neurology (audio)
: the scientific study of the nervous system
neurological adjective
or neurologic

Medical Definition

neurology

noun
neu·​rol·​o·​gy -jē How to pronounce neurology (audio)
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system

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