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

Read More: 5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp As You Age Dr. Randall Bateman, professor of neurology at Washington University and senior author of the paper, says that the presence of both amyloid and tau proteins in patients’ brains is essential to diagnosing Alzheimer’s. —Alice Park, Time, 31 Mar. 2025

One test is the Brain Care Score, which was created by a group of researchers including Dr. Jonathan Rosand, a professor of neurology at Harvard University who treats patients with head trauma and strokes at Massachusetts General Hospital. —Renée Onque, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025

On the day he was last seen alive, Pereda studied hard for a final exam in neurology. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025

The company acquired the neurology assets from Odyssey Health, Inc. in December 2023. ONP-002 has completed pre-clinical animal studies and Phase 1 clinical trials. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for neurology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology

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