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neurologist

neurologist

42 5.8
A doctor who treats problems of the brain and nerves
  • noun
  • /nʊˈrɑːlədʒɪst/
  • Specialized
: neurólogo
  • The neurologist diagnosed him with a rare nerve disorder.
  • consult a neurologist
  • treated by a neurologist
  • clinical neurologist

He is a board certified neurologist and four time New York Times best selling author.

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Examples

  • It really behooves you to not just see a therapist, but a neurologist and find out if these things are going on.

  • I'm sitting with a neurologist this year.

  • I only hope my neurologist will feel the same.

  • I need to see a neurologist.

  • I spoke with the neurologist.

  • You want to be a neurologist?

  • I'm your son's attending neurologist.

  • He is a board certified neurologist and four time New York Times best selling author.

  • Pamela had her own career as a neurologist and was developing a considerable reputation in Sydney.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A 63-year-old patient is sent to the neurologist with a clinical picture of resting tremor that began 2 years ago.

    Academic text (2017)

Surface Forms

neurologist singular
neurologists plural

Morphology

neurologist = neurology (transparent) = neuro + log + ist

The word is formed transparently from 'neurology' plus the suffix '-ist', meaning a person who practices or specializes in that field.

Etymology

The word neurologist comes from two parts: neuro- meaning 'nerve' and -logist meaning 'one who studies' or 'specialist', like in biologist. So a neurologist is a doctor who studies and treats the nerves and the brain.