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neurology - 8 dictionary results

neu⋅rol⋅o⋅gy

[noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo-]
–noun
the science of the nerves and the nervous system, esp. of the diseases affecting them.

Origin:
1675–85; < NL neurologia. See neuro-, -logy


neu⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal [noor-uh-loj-i-kuhl, nyoor-] , adjective
neu⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
neu·rol·o·gy   (nŏŏ-rŏl'ə-jē, nyŏŏ-)   
n.  The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
neu'ro·log'ic (nŏŏr'ə-lŏj'ĭk, nyŏŏr'-), neu'ro·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., neu'ro·log'i·cal·ly adv., neu·rol'o·gist n.

Neurology

Neu*rol"o*gy\, n. [Neuro- + -logy.] The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.

neurology [(noo-rol-uh-jee, nyoo-rol-uh-jee)]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the nervous system.


neurology 
"scientific study of the nervous system," 1681, from Mod.L. neurologia, from Mod.Gk. neurologia (1664), from neuro- (see neuro-) + -logia "study."

Main Entry: neu·rol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -jE
Function: noun
: the scientific study of the nervous system especially in respect to itsstructure, functions, and abnormalities

neurology neu·rol·o·gy (n&oobreve;-rŏl'ə-jē, ny&oobreve;-)
n.
The branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.


neu·rol'o·gist n.

neurology   (n-rŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of nerves and the nervous system.
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