Definition of neurology
:a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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Robert Clancy, a professor of neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, wrote in an email.
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Acsadi, the director of the neurology division at CCMC, said the population of muscular dystrophy patients at the hospital has grown, signaling a need for support from the MDA for some time.
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UK also ranked nationally in four adult specialties – cancer (No. 50), diabetes & endocrinology (No. 37), geriatrics (No. 43), and neurology & neurosurgery (No. 44).
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UH Cleveland Medical Center ranked in the top 50 in eight specialties, cancer; ear, nose and throat; gastroenterology/GI surgery; geriatrics; gynecology; nephrology; neurology/neurosurgery; and orthopedics.
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GOSH said Charlie's parents were given false hope by Dr. Michio Hirano, the Columbia University neurology professor who said his nucleoside bypass therapy could cure the boy.
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Hirano, an American neurology expert from Columbia Medical Center in New York, designed the experimental treatment.
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Watt's salary includes $469,572 in base compensation, $105,000 in bonuses and $315,428 for practicing neurology, the Chronicle report states.
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Dr. Justin Kwan, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and co-director of the University of Maryland ALS Clinic at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, explains how Radicava works.
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Origin and Etymology of neurology
New Latin neurologia, from neur- + -logia -logy
NEUROLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of neurology for English Language Learners
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medical : the scientific study of the nervous system and the diseases that affect it
Medical Dictionary
neurology
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medical Definition of neurology
:a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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