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neurologist

noun

Definition of neurologist

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of neurologist Brain as infrastructure, brain as business This summer, neurologist and STAT contributor Jason Karlawish attended the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for the first time in nine years. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026 In her book The Age of Diagnosis, the British neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan describes a woman named Poppy who was given an autism diagnosis in her early 20s. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 These findings could be useful for understanding how modern sleep patterns affect our health, says Sonja Schütz, a neurologist who studies sleep medicine at University of Michigan Health. — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026 An appointment with a neurologist quickly confirmed the diagnosis and the fact there is not yet an easy cure — though there are some treatments that can help. — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for neurologist

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The suspect was previously in a critical condition after the shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, near Bangkok, with doctors providing emergency treatment.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Health officials also recommend sanitizing any surfaces that came into contact with the lettuce and contacting a doctor if symptoms develop after eating it.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of doctor

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Clancy brought her daughter, Cora, to the pediatrician just hours before the killings, and nothing seemed amiss, the pediatrician testified.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
In the morning, Lindsay brought their daughter, Cora, to the pediatrician for her 5-year checkup.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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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
Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and internist and founder of the nonprofit Black Doc Village, writes in a First Opinion column that the problem may lie with residency programs.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 1 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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Even the urologist’s office has athletic jerseys hanging in the treatment room so that men’s masculinity will not be assailed.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.

— Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of urologist

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To be clear, Heather Owens was also a lab technician and a veterinarian-pathologist.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Otto recommends families seek opinions from pediatricians, speech-language pathologists and ENT doctors before deciding on a frenectomy, following a recent Fort Worth procedure that ended in a 4-year-old girl’s death from a sedative overdose.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026

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