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Neurology

Etymology:

Neuro-: "nerves, the nervous system" (see neuron for further etymology) + Gr. lógos: “account, explanation, narrative”, referring to the "study of" a discipline

Definition:

The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

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