neurology

Noun
  1. The branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system (synset 106088528)
    associated with:
    • mass action, mass-action principle - (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
    • clinical neurology, neurology - (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
    • refractory period - (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
    • astrocytic - of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia
    • pneumogastric, vagal - of or relating to the vagus nerve
    is a type of: medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
  2. (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders (synset 106062395)
    referred to in: neurology - the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system
    is a type of: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    same as: clinical neurology

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