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

What is the difference between adult and pediatric neurology programs? —Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025

The then 24-year-old was thriving in her job as a lab technician in the neurology department at Ohio State University and working toward her master’s degree in molecular biology. —Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025

Certified neurology nurse Kiara DeWitt emphasized the importance of cerebral oxygenation. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

Few shareholders excited by the prospects for an electronics business supplying most of the world’s semiconductor manufacturers, for example, will be equally informed on its array of oncology, neurology, and fertility treatments. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Nov. 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