Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Scientific knowledge or investigation of the form and functions of the nervous system in sickness and in health.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
branch ofmedicine that deals with thedisorders ofnervous system .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
- noun the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system
Etymologies
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Examples
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At that time the term neurology had a quite different meaning.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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At that time the term neurology had a quite different meaning.
The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
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Developmental neurology is a favorite topic and how we develop and refine mental skills over time is indeed a valid field but the idea that cave men were wandering around at any given time in history without the basic concept of what is "fair" to themselves is ridiculous.
Economics and Evolution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I learned that a healthy neurology is key I always wanted to write, but it was not until I was diagnosed with and treated for Adult ADHD that I was able to focus.
On Writing and Creativity: Lessons Learned By My 35th Birthday | The Creative Penn 2010
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Struggling to establish a consultant practice in neurology, Cox supplemented his income by working as an anesthetist.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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But we still have a LONG way to go in neurology, which has been dominated by men and has been more "invisible" in nature to tackle.
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He knows neurology is perfect for him because it combines his interest in the body's energy meridians, chi and caring for patients.
Riva Greenberg: 10 Tips For Mindfulness: The Healing Power Doctors Forget Riva Greenberg 2010
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Drawing on topics as diverse as synthetic space, psychoanalysis, post-modern geography, post-economics, cybernetics, developments in neurology as well as the fictional writings of authors such as J G Ballard and William Gibson, ‘The Near Future’ will present a series of polemical blasts that are intended to rock the cosy world of architectural discourse.
Ballardian » 'Architectures of the Near Future': An Interview with Nic Clear 2008
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What it really is, based on my understanding of neurology, is the critical analytical left brain working over everything the intuitive creative left brain unearths from the depths of the id and the subconscious (If I may be forgiven for resorting to Fraudian metaphors here for a moment) and turning it into something comprehensible by other mortals.
breathe in, breathe out, move on matociquala 2008
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Neurophobe is a combination of the word neurology (the nervous system) and phobia (fear).
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