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神経内科 (shinkeinaika) Japanese meaning: neurology | Kotomora

神しん経けい内ない科か

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Meanings

1

The medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system.

彼かれは神しん経けい内ない科かを専せん門もんにしている医い者しゃです。

He is a doctor specializing in neurology.

2

neurology department; neurology ward

Refers to the hospital department or ward where neurological conditions are treated.

診しん察さつは三さん階かいの神しん経けい内ない科かで行おこないます。
Examinations are conducted in the neurology department on the third floor.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
内inside, within, between
科department, course, section

Related words

神しん経けい科か
神経科 is sometimes used interchangeably but can refer more broadly to neuropsychiatry or a smaller clinic setting, while 神経内科 emphasizes internal medicine-based neurology.
脳のう神しん経けい外げ科か
脳神経外科 is neurosurgery, which involves surgical treatment, whereas 神経内科 is neurology, focusing on non-surgical management.

Built from

神しん経けい+内ない科か

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve, nervous system) and 内科 (internal medicine).