neu·rop·a·thy (n -r p  -th , ny-)n. pl. neu·rop·a·thies A disease or abnormality of the nervous system. |
neuropathy [njʊˈrɒpəθɪ]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) disease of the nervous system
neuropathic [ˌnjʊərəʊˈpæθɪk] adj
neuropathically adv
neuropathy
any disease or disorder of the nerves. — neuropathist, n. — neuropathie, adj.
See also: Nerves
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| Noun | 1. | neuropathy - any pathology of the peripheral nerves pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy - a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant mononeuropathy - any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk multiple mononeuropathy - pathology of several individual nerve trunks |
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