Advertisement

Advertisement

neuropathy

[ noo-rop-uh-thee, nyoo- ]

noun

  1. any diseased condition of the nervous system.


neuropathy

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈpæθɪk; njʊˈrɒpəθɪ /

noun

  1. disease of the nervous system


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˌneuroˈpathically, adverb
  • neuropathic, adjective

Discover More

Other Words From

  • neu·ro·path·ic [n, oo, r-, uh, -, path, -ik, ny, oo, r-], adjective
  • neuro·pathi·cal·ly adverb

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropathy1

First recorded in 1855–60; neuro- + -pathy

Discover More

Example Sentences

In consequence, “sexual storms” result in neuropaths, whether the neuropathy be inherited or acquired.

Neuropathy and an unsound, nervous organisation are often enough legacies from the nervous disorders of childhood.

This is how he states his theory of onanism as an exciting cause of inherited neuropathy, resulting in sexual inversion.

There he will find the very beginnings of things, the growing point, as it were, of all neuropathy.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


neuropathologyneuropeptide