Neurological
Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system as, for example, a neurological exam.
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- Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Nat'l Institut
One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NINDS’s mission is to “support and conduct research and research training on the normal structure and function of the nervous system and on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 600 nervous system disorders including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, head […]
- Neurologist
A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
- Neurology
The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system, which includes the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves.
- Neuroma
A benign tumor that arises from a nerve as, for example, an acoustic glioma or optic glioma.