neurology
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neurology
The medical specialty concerned with the research, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. This includes the brain, the spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves.
Nach seinem Schlaganfall wurde er in der Abteilung für Neurologie behandelt.
After his stroke, he was treated in the neurology department.
The ending '-logie' always refers to a science or field of study. The root 'Neuro-' comes from Greek and means 'Nerv' (nerve). So 'Neurologie' (neurology) is literally the 'study of nerves.'
Auch die Psychologie und die Biologie enden auf „-logie“.
Psychology and biology also end in '-logie' (-logy).
The word family includes the specialist doctor, 'der Neurologe' (male neurologist) or 'die Neurologin' (female neurologist), as well as the adjective 'neurologisch' (neurological). If you know one word in the family, you can often understand the others more easily.
Eine neurologische Untersuchung kann die Ursache der Schmerzen klären.
A neurological examination can clarify the cause of the pain.
In a hospital context, people often speak of the 'Abteilung für Neurologie' (neurology department) or say that a patient is 'in die Neurologie verlegt' (transferred to neurology).
Er arbeitet als Pfleger in der Neurologie.
He works as a nurse in neurology.
