neuropath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis: someone who has, or is predisposed to, some disease of the nervous system.
  2. A physician with specialization in neuropathy, corresponding to today's specialties of neuropathologist or neurologist: one who focuses on nervous conditions in pathology.

Pronunciation

n(y)o͝or′ə-păth′ /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpaθ/ /ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpaθ/ /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpæθ/ /ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpæθ/ /ˈn(j)ʊɹ.əˌpæθ/ /ˈn(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.əˌpɛθ/ /ˈn(j)oː.əˌpɛθ/ /ˈn(j)ʉɹ.əˌpaθ/ /ˈn(j)uwə̯ʳ.oˌpat̪/ /ˈn(j)oːʳ.oˌpat̪/ /ˈn(j)uːɾ.oˌpat̪/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neuropath.wav

Word forms

neuropath neuropaths

Etymology

From neuro- + -path.

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