NEUROLOGIST Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

neurologist

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Definition of neurologist

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of neurologist Lines that might otherwise seem primed for raucous laughter — a neurologist who expounds on the joys of Swiss bread? — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Stecker has talked to everyone from Janet Woodcock and Scott Gottlieb, two former top FDA officials, to Tim Yu, a neurologist at Boston Children’s Hospital who once tailored a treatment for a girl named Mila with Batten disease. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 Those interviewed include Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard, his first wife Justine Musk, neurologist Sam Harris, tech reporter Kara Swisher and former USAID Administrator Samantha Power. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Look for a primary vet who understands special needs pets, and consider having a veterinary neurologist or other specialist available for guidance. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neurologist

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Noun

Feeling anxious about doctors, hospitals, or seeking healthcare is something that, unfortunately, many people experience to some degree.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of doctor

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One national study found that 36% of pediatricians had considered stopping or already had stopped stocking vaccines.

— Jennifer Reich, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Gavigan said pediatricians in the area have also been answering questions from parents about whether their child should get an early third dose.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine.

— Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

Definition of internist

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Meaning, the smell likely triggered positive emotions and motivation in the brain that boosted training capacity—even though hunger didn’t decrease, Michael Fredericson, MD, a sports medicine physiatrist with Stanford Medicine, told Health.

— Cathy Nelson, Health, 20 July 2026
Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.

— Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

Definition of physiatrist

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Start with a urologist, who has specialized training in treating UTIs and understands that the bladder is part of an interconnected genitourinary system.

— Meghan Rabbitt, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The renowned urologist will be staying with his wife and children at a home in Sarasota.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of urologist

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Just as Grossman had to reconstruct the camp at Treblinka after attempts to erase it, so Littell methodically — at times forensically, through interviews with pathologists, survivors and grave diggers — recreates the killings in Bucha.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
In another lesson, Gowitt explained how X-rays help forensic pathologists find bullets inside a body before an examination.

— Leondra Head, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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