Meaning | The branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system. |
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Category of | astrocytic | Of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia |
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mass-action principle, mass action | (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 |
neurology, clinical 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 |
vagal, pneumogastric | Of or relating to the vagus nerve |
Broader | medical science | The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
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Spanish | neurología |
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Catalan | neurologia |
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Adjectives | neurological, neurologic | of or relating to or used in or practicing neurology / neurology |
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Nouns | neurologist | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it |
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