neuropathy

[ noo-rop-uh-thee, nyoo- ]
/ nʊˈrɒp ə θi, nyʊ- /

noun

any diseased condition of the nervous system.

Origin of neuropathy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM neuropathy

neu·ro·path·ic [noo r-uh-path-ik, nyoo r-] /ˌnʊər əˈpæθ ɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, adjective neu·ro·path·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby neuropathy

neuropathic arthropathy, neuropathic bladder, neuropathic joint, neuropathogenesis, neuropathology, neuropathy, neuropeptide, neuropharmacology, neurophysin, neurophysiology, neuropil

Example sentences from the Web for neuropathy

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

    The Nervous Child |Hector Charles Cameron

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

    The Nervous Child |Hector Charles Cameron

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

    Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for neuropathy

neuropathy
/ (njʊˈrɒpəθɪ) /

noun

disease of the nervous system

Derived forms of neuropathy

neuropathic (ˌnjʊərəʊˈpæθɪk), adjective neuropathically, adverb

Medical definitions for neuropathy

neuropathy
[ nu-rŏp′ə-thē ]

n.

A disease or abnormality of the nervous system, especially one affecting the cranial or spinal nerves.

Other words from neuropathy

neu′ro•path′ic (nur′ə-păth′ĭk) adj.