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

That’s because physical activity helps to promote neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to adapt and form new connections, Ayushi Chugh, MD, FAAN, a clinical associate professor of neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute, tells SELF. —Casey Gueren, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025

John Huguenard, professor of neurology and neurological sciences, served as senior author. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025

The autistic approach aligns naturally with the complex demands of modern medicine, particularly in specialties like psychiatry, neurology, internal medicine or, increasingly, pediatrics, where symptoms overlap and rarely fit into neat boxes. —Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

There’s no single reason for head pain, which is why headaches are generally divided into several types, says Dr. Robert Cowan, a neurologist with board certification in neurology, pain medicine and headache medicine at Stanford Health Care. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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