Occupation or Discipline
neurology Audio
neu·rol·o·gy
Subclass of:
Medicine
Etymology:
Greek neuron = a nerve + logos = a treatise, or the total knowledge in the field
Definitions related to neurology speciality:
  • (neurology) A branch of medicine concerned with the development, anatomy, function, and dysfunction of the nervous system.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (neurology) A medical specialty concerned with the study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (neurology) The branch of medical science that deals with the study of structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system; for thorough searching also see NEUROSCIENCE, MENTAL DISORDER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER DIAGNOSIS, MENTAL DISORDER DIAGNOSIS, NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER CHEMOTHERAPY, COMMUNICATION DISORDER, NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Neurology, medical specialty concerned with the nervous system and its functional or organic disorders. Neurologists diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. The first scientific studies of nerve function in animals were performed in the early 18th century by...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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