Neurologist

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

    "When a neurologist ruled out medical causes like Lyme disease, Ms. Abaspour recalled, her husband said, “I think we should just give her a placebo — it’s all in her head.”"

  2. 2
    a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it wordnet

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brain doctoranesthesiologistcardiologistchiropodistdermatologisteye doctor

Example

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"Tom thought he might want to become a pediatric neurologist."

Etymology

From neuro- + -logist.

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