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==Origin==
==Origin==
New Latin ''neurologia'', from ''neur''- + -''logia'' -logy
New Latin ''neurologia'', from ''neur''- + -''logia'' -logy
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1681]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1681]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: the [[scientific]] [[study]] of the [[nervous system]] especially in respect to its [[structure]], [[functions]], and abnormalities
*1: the [[scientific]] [[study]] of the [[nervous system]] especially in respect to its [[structure]], [[functions]], and abnormalities
==Description==
==Description==
'''Neurology''' (from [[Greek]] νεῦρον, [[neuron]], "nerve" + the suffix -λογία, '-''logia''', "[[study]] of") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. To be specific, neurology deals with the [[diagnosis]] and treatment of all categories of [[disease]] involving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system central] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_nervous_system peripheral nervous system]; or equivalently, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system autonomic nervous systems] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_nervous_system somatic nervous systems], including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle.
'''Neurology''' (from [[Greek]] νεῦρον, [[neuron]], "nerve" + the suffix -λογία, '-''logia''', "[[study]] of") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. To be specific, neurology deals with the [[diagnosis]] and treatment of all categories of [[disease]] involving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system central] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_nervous_system peripheral nervous system]; or equivalently, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system autonomic nervous systems] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_nervous_system somatic nervous systems], including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle.