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neurological

neurological

75 6.3
Relating to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves
  • adjective
  • /ˌnjʊəroʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neurológico
  • The doctor conducted a series of neurological tests to assess her condition.
  • neurological disease
  • psychiatric and neurological disorders
  • neurological condition

Well, we know this from the most famous neurological patient of all time.

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Examples

  • I was hired to perform a neurological evaluation.

  • Several studies link neurological development with musical experience in humans and in lower mammals.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Well, we know this from the most famous neurological patient of all time.

  • It's a whole field of neurological research.

  • For all we know you have a kind of neurological attack.

  • And it's possible, even if he does that there will be neurological damage.

  • At first, you want to reduce all the neurological stress of change.

  • All the blood work was normal, the neurological tests were normal, and the CAT scan was normal.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • American schools need to be redesigned and adapted to the neurological nature of learning.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Only speakers with no history of speech, language, reading, or neurological problems, as self-reported on a case history, were included.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

neural
vsneurological
  • Specialized
213 4.9

Connected with the nerves or the nervous system

is about the medical study and disorders of the nervous system
neurologic
vsneurological
  • Specialized
7 6.6

Relating to the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord

is the more common adjective form for the same scientific area

Compounds

neurological disorder
  • Specialized
8 5.0

A disease that affects the brain, spinal cord or nerves

neurological disease
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A health problem that affects the brain, spinal cord, or nerves

Surface Forms

neurological positive

Morphology

neurological = neurology (transparent) = neurology + ical

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ical' to 'neurology', yielding 'relating to neurology/nervous system'.

Etymology

Neurological comes from neuro- meaning 'nerve' and -logical meaning 'study'. So neurological means 'about the nerves' or the nervous system, which is why doctors use neurological tests to check brain and nerve function.