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A doctor who diagnoses and treats disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
means A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
from Built from Greek neuron, meaning 'sinew' or 'nerve' (the word originally described tendons before anatomy shifted its meaning to nerve tissue), plus -logia, 'study of.' 'Neurology' as a field name emerged in the 17th-19th centuries as physicians began mapping the nervous system seriously; 'neurologist' followed as the professional title once the discipline had enough substance to need practitioners.
- turf
- brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscles
- not surgeons
- neurosurgeons cut, neurologists diagnose
- exam staple
- reflex hammer older than most patients
- common foe
- migraines, seizures, strokes, dementia