neurología
/neuɾoloˈxia/feminine
The Spanish word for neurology is neurología.
neurología refers to the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders.
Meaning: branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a feminine noun, neurología is preceded by the feminine article la when referring to the field, as in la neurología.
How do you pronounce it?
/neuɾoloˈxia/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the adjective nervioso does not just describe the biological 'nervous system' but is the common way to say someone is 'jittery' or 'anxious'.
- While neurología is the science, calling someone a cerebro in certain Spanish-speaking regions is a slang term for a 'brainiac' or a very intelligent person.
- The accent mark in neurología is not just for stress but is a 'hiatus' mark used to force the 'i' and 'o' into two separate syllables.
Examples in context
- La neurología es una especialidad fascinante que se centra en el estudio de las enfermedades del cerebro y el sistema nervioso.Neurology is a fascinating specialty that focuses on the study of brain and nervous system diseases.
- Me gustaría ser neurólogo y ayudar a mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con enfermedades cerebrales.I would like to become a neurologist and help improve the quality of life for people with brain diseases.
- ¡Vaya! ¿Estudiar neuro? ¡Eso suena muy interesante!Wow! Study neuro? That sounds very interesting!
- La neurología es una especialidad compleja.Neurology is a complex specialty.
- Ella estudia neurología en la universidad.She studies neurology at the university.
- El departamento de neurología está en este edificio.The neurology department is in this building.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about her career at a cafe.
- Alejandro¿A qué te dedicas, María?What do you do, María?
- MaríaSoy especialista en neurología.I am a specialist in neurology.
- Alejandro¡Qué interesante es la neurología!Neurology is so interesting!
- MaríaGracias, Alejandro, es un trabajo muy gratificante.Thanks, Alejandro, it is a very rewarding job.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “neurology” translations and entries neurología, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
