neurological disorder
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- noun
- /ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl dɪsˈɔːrdər/
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trastorno neurológico
- Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder and is currently incurable.
- a progressive neurological disorder
- a chronic neurological disorder
Different chapters about different person that has a neurological disorder.
- Different chapters about different person that has a neurological disorder.
Examples
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Restless leg syndrome is now recognized as both a sleep disorder and a neurological disorder.
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Developmental dyslexia is a specific inherited neurological disorder that affects about 5% to 10% of the population.
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I have a neurological disorder that prevents me from sleeping.
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I found out I have a progressive neurological disorder along the line of Huntington's Disease.
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Guillain-Barr syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.
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And frankly, gentlemen, I believe he's suffering from a neurological disorder.
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The most common non-progressive neurological disorder is epilepsy.
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Today's accepted view is that Capgras Syndrome is a neurological disorder.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disorder affecting young adults.
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Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects movement and coordination.
Synonyms
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An illness that damages the brain and makes it work less well
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A health problem that harms the brain and how it works
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A health problem that affects the brain, spinal cord, or nerves
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A health problem that affects the brain and nerves and causes symptoms like pain or numbness
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a disorder affecting the nervous system' is directly and compositionally derived from 'neurological' (related to the nervous system) + 'disorder' (a medical/health condition). This adjective+noun construction follows standard compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Neurological disorder combines neurological (about the brain and nerves) and disorder (a health problem). Think of your brain and nerves as the body's electrical wiring; when that wiring has a problem, a neurological disorder means a 'problem' in the 'nervous system', so it refers to a disease that affects the brain or nerves.