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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
neu·rol·o·gy
 \\-jē\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin neurologia, from neur- + -logia -logy
 DATE  circa 1681
: the scientific study of the nervous system especially in respect to its structure, functions, and abnormalities
• neu·ro·log·i·cal 
 \\ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌnyu̇r-\\ or neu·ro·log·ic 
 \\-jik\\ adjective
• neu·ro·log·i·cal·ly 
 \\-ji-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
English Etymology
neurology
  "scientific study of the nervous system," 1681, from Mod.L.neurologia, from Mod.Gk. neurologia (1664), from neuro- (see neuro-) + -logia "study."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
neurology
neurol·ogy njuE5rClEdViNAmE nu5rB:l- / noun[U]
   the scientific study of nerves and their diseases
   神经学;神经病学
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
neu·rol·o·gy
\-_jē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin neurologia, from Greek neuro- nerve, sinew (from neuron) + New Latin -logia -logy — more at 
nerve
: the scientific study of the nervous system especially in respect to its structure, functions, and abnormalities

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