neu·rol·o·gy

(no͝o-rŏl′ə-jē, nyo͝o-)

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

neu′ro·log′ic (no͝or′ə-lŏj′ĭk, nyo͝or′-), neu′ro·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

neu′ro·log′i·cal·ly adv.

neu·rol′o·gist n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

neurologist

a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nerves and nervous system.

neurologist

Specialist in the treatment of conditions related to the nervous system.

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Noun

neurologist - a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

brain doctor

medical specialist, specialist - practices one branch of medicine

Translations

neurolog

hermolääkärineurologi

neurologisteneurologue

ideggyógyászidegorvosneurológus

neurologo

neurologist

[njʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst] N → neurólogo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

neurologist

[njʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst] n → neurologue mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

neurologist

n → Neurologe m, → Neurologin f, → Nervenarzt m → /-ärztin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

neurologist

[njʊˈrɒlədʒɪst] n → neurologo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

neu·rol·o·gist

n. neurólogo-a, especialista del sistema nervioso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

neurologist

n neurólogo -ga mf, médico -ca mf especializado en el sistema nervioso y sus enfermedades

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26th Annual National Neurology Conference concludes successfully

KARACHI -- One neurologist is available for around one million people in Pakistan because there are only 200 neurologists in the country, said Vice Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Prof.

One neurologist for one million people in Pakistan: Prof. Quraishy

KARACHI -- There is one neurologist available for more than one million Pakistanis as the total number of neurologists in the country stands at 200 only.

26th National Neurology Conference held at DUHS

A MOTHER has begun fundraising so her five-year-old son with brain damage can see a neurologist.

He has suffered beyond words, my heart is broken; Mum's plea for brain-damaged son to get help

A neurologist in South Cotabato is now being investigated after authorities discovered he is collecting insurance claims from the Philippine Health Insurance or PhilHealth fraudulently.

South Cotabato neurologist found collecting insurance claims from PhilHealth fraudulently

"I decided I needed to coordinate with a neurologist and sort out what was happening."

Movement disorders in children warrant screening

It made me think neuro, neurologist. When I thought of a neurologist I thought of my stroke doctor.

A different Neurologist

Many psychiatrists might not be comfortable with screening or diagnosing movement disorders, preferring instead to refer a patient to a neurologist. That's understandable, but the neurologist might not have the psychotropic drug history in mind when assessing a patient.

Screening polytherapy patients might reduce movement disorders

Earlier this week, Pasyki delivered Ioannou with an ultimatum, allowing the minister until December 10 to rethink his decision to fill the position of director of the neurological clinic with the University of Cyprus (UCY) professor of neurology, Giorgos Hadjigeorgiou, rather than with a public sector neurologist.

Doctors' union in new spat with health minister