NEUROLOGIST Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

neurologist

noun

Definition of neurologist

as in doctor

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Recent Examples of neurologist Rolling Stone spoke with a neurologist specializing in MS to find out. — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published on October 15, Joel candidly spoke about his normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) diagnosis and a recent visit to the neurologist that left the future of his career uncertain. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026 In 1969, neurologist Oliver Sacks gave L-DOPA to patients who had spent decades nearly motionless after the encephalitis epidemic of the early 20th century. — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 With the Grammy promotional and press blitz behind her, Monét went to see a neurologist, rheumatologist and speech pathologist. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neurologist

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Noun

Make sure to ask your doctor what type of chemotherapy you’re being put on and if nail lifting is a possible side effect.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026
The provision could also have put doctors in a tough spot, since they may have been called upon to help determine whether someone is able to work, which would affect their patients’ coverage.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of doctor

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Sara Jager, a pediatrician, veteran and triathlete, was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Many practicing pediatricians share this measles naivete because the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine eradicated measles in the United States in 2000.

— Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pediatrician

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One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The rate of emigration by physicians has nearly doubled since the twenty-tens.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of physician

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How Heated Eye Masks Work Warm compresses have long been used by ophthalmologists to loosen clogged oil glands in the eyelids.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
An ophthalmologist or optometrist can treat dry eye and monitor for eye problems.

— Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ophthalmologist

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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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The infant’s death was a homicide caused by suffocation, according to a Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office pathologist.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
The pathologists who examined the twins also said their causes of death were undetermined, Filicetti said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pathologist

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