English Explanatory Dictionary

neuropathy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
  2. Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

Pronunciation

/ˌnjuːˈrɒ.pə.θiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neuropathy.wav

Word forms

neuropathy neuropathies

Etymology

From neuro- + -pathy.

Related words

neuronopathy neuropath neuropathology neurosis

Derived words

angioneuropathy cranioneuropathy encephaloneuropathy Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy mononeuropathy myeloneuropathy Navajo neuropathy neuropathic neuropathist peripheral neuropathy polyneuropathy radiculoneuropathy Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy

Translations

Bulgarian: нервно заболяване Catalan: neuropatia Chinese Mandarin: 神經病變 /神经病变 Czech: neuropatie Danish: nervebetændelse Danish: neuropati Dutch: neuropathie Finnish: hermosairaus Finnish: neuropatia German: Nervenleiden German: Neuropathie Hungarian: neuropátia Hungarian: idegbántalom Hungarian: ideggyengeség Hungarian: idegbetegség Hungarian: idegbaj Irish: néarapaite Portuguese: neuropatia Russian: невропа́тия Spanish: neuropatía
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