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neurologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brain doctor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brain doctor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

Narrower terms: Charcot, Jean Martin Charcot, Cushing, Harvey Cushing, Harvery Williams Cushing, Freud, Sigmund Freud, Krafft-Ebing, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Tourette, Gilles de la Tourette, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Wernicke, Karl Wernicke, Willis, Thomas Willis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English neurologist From neuro- + -logist.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: nevroloq — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Bulgarian: невроло́г (nevrológ) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Catalan: neuròleg — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Czech: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Czech: neuroložka — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Danish: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Danish: nervelæge — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Dutch: neuroloog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Dutch: neurologe — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Esperanto: neŭrologo — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Esperanto: neŭrologino — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Finnish: neurologi — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Finnish: hermolääkäri — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • French: neurologue — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • French: neurologiste — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Galician: neurólogo — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Galician: neuróloga — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • German: Neurologe — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • German: Neurologin — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • German: Nervenarzt — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • German: Nervenärztin — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Hindi: स्नायुशास्त्री (snāyuśāstrī) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Hungarian: neurológus — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Hungarian: ideggyógyász — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Hungarian: idegorvos — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Icelandic: taugalæknir — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Irish: néareolaí — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Italian: neurologo — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Italian: neurologa — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Macedonian: невроло́г (nevrológ) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nevrolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nervelege — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nevrolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Polish: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Polish: neurolożka — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Portuguese: neurólogo — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Portuguese: neuróloga — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Portuguese: neurologista — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Romanian: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Romanian: neurologă — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Russian: невро́лог (nevrólog) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Spanish: neurólogo — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Spanish: neuróloga — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Swedish: neurolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Turkish: nörolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Urdu: عصبیات دان (asbiyāt-dān) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Urdu: ماہرِ عصبیات (māhir-e-asbiyāt) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Urdu: ماہرۂ عصبیات (māhirā-e-asbiyāt) — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology
  • Uzbek: nevrolog — doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology