neurological

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌnʊrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to the anatomy, functions, or disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.; Pertaining to the field of neurology as a medical discipline.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more neurological Superlative: most neurological

Collocations

neurological disorderneurological examinationneurological symptomsneurological damageneurological conditionneurological deficit

Derivatives

neurologicallyneurologyneurologistneurologicneuroscience

Synonyms

neuralneurologicnervous

Commonly confused

neurologic
EN: 'Neurologic' is a shorter variant of 'neurological' with identical meaning; both are acceptable, though 'neurological' is more common in general usage.
neural
EN: 'Neural' is broader, relating to nerves or neurons in general, while 'neurological' specifically pertains to the study or pathology of the nervous system.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the sequence 'eu-ro-log-i-cal': the 'eu' diphthong at the start and the '-ogical' ending (not '-ogicle' or '-ogicel').

💬 Examples

  1. The patient was referred to a specialist for a neurological examination after experiencing persistent headaches.

  2. Recent neurological research has shed new light on the mechanisms of memory formation.