English Dictionary

BRAIN DOCTOR

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does brain doctor mean? 

BRAIN DOCTOR (noun)
  The noun BRAIN DOCTOR has 1 sense:

1. a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting itplay

  Familiarity information: BRAIN DOCTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRAIN DOCTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

brain doctor; neurologist

Hypernyms ("brain doctor" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Instance hyponyms:

Charcot; Jean Martin Charcot (French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893))

Cushing; Harvery Williams Cushing; Harvey Cushing (United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939))

Freud; Sigmund Freud (Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939))

Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing; Krafft-Ebing; Richard von Krafft-Ebing (German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902))

Georges Gilles de la Tourette; Gilles de la Tourette; Tourette (French neurologist (1857-1904))

Karl Wernicke; Wernicke (German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905))

Thomas Willis; Willis (English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675))


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow ." (English proverb)

"Old age comes with friends." (Albanian proverb)

"Eat less food to find more sleep." (Arabic proverb)

"Don't postpone until tomorrow, what you can do today." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact