神経科(しんけいか)

しんけいか
noun
neurology department; neurology
1. neurology department; neurology
The hospital department or medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. The suffix 〜科(か) designates a medical specialty.
神経科(しんけいか)を受診(じゅしん)する。
To see a neurologist.
病院(びょういん)の神経科(しんけいか)を紹介(しょうかい)された。
I was referred to the hospital's neurology department.
頭痛(ずつう)が続(つづ)くので、神経科(しんけいか)で詳(くわ)しい検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。
Since the headaches continued, I had a detailed examination at neurology.

Names a hospital department. The suffix 〜科(か) forms the names of medical specialties.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 神経科(しんけいか)医(い): neurologist
  • 神経科(しんけいか)を受診(じゅしん)する: to consult the neurology department

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 精神科(せいしんか): psychiatry — treats mental and emotional disorders
  • 神経内科(しんけいないか): neurology (internal medicine) — the more precise modern department name for nerve and brain disorders
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