neurologist

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gist nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jist 

nyu̇-

: one specializing in neurology

especially : a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system

Examples of neurologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the hospital, Quinn followed up with a neurologist, who confirmed the severity of his injury via an MRI. —Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 6 May 2025

The boy's neurologists believe this is the first time opsoclonus associated with SSPE has been caught on video. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025

Salinas is a behavioral neurologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. —Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Recently, neurologists have set out to find the part of the brain where this change in perception occurs. —Jorge Garay, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neurologist

• apologist
• biologist
• ecologist
• ethnologist
• geologist
• hydrologist
• oncologist
• pathologist
• philologist
• psychologist
• technologist
• urologist

Kids Definition

neurologist

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gist n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst 

: a specialist in neurology

especially : a physician who specializes in identifying and treating diseases of the nervous system

Medical Definition

neurologist

noun

neu·​rol·​o·​gist n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst 

: a person specializing in neurology

especially : a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system