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

Demonstrate Outcomes: In neurology, psychiatry, and beyond, implanted devices cannot compete with pills on cost alone. —Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 27 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

Unlike the book, Maggie went to Boston to study neurology and didn't keep in touch with her father. —Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

And one year before, physician visits across multiple specialties peaked, including neurology, emergency medicine and radiology. —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 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