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neuropathy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌnjuːˈrɒ.pə.θiː/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English neuropathy From neuro- + -pathy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
   • Long-standing diabetes often causes neuropathy in the retinas, fingertips, and toes.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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).
   • the contribution of central neuropathy on postural impairment observed in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy
   • insights into the underlying molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-induced CNS neuropathy

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

neurosis · neuronopathy · neuropathology · neuropath

Translations (26)

fi hermosairaus (disease of the nervous system) · es neuropatía (disease of the nervous system) · da nervebetændelse (disease of the nervous system) · pt neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · ca neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · hu ideggyengeség (disease of the nervous system) · de Nervenleiden (disease of the nervous system) · da neuropati (disease of the nervous system) · ga néarapaite (disease of the nervous system) · fr neuropathie (disease of the nervous system) · hu idegbetegség (disease of the nervous system) · hu idegbaj (disease of the nervous system) · hu idegbántalom (disease of the nervous system) · cs neuropatie (disease of the nervous system) · pl neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · cmn 神經病變 /神经病变 (disease of the nervous system) · sk neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · it neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · sw neuropathi (disease of the nervous system) · bg нервно заболяване (disease of the nervous system) · el νευροπάθεια (disease of the nervous system) · de Neuropathie (disease of the nervous system) · nl neuropathie (disease of the nervous system) · fi neuropatia (disease of the nervous system) · hu neuropátia (disease of the nervous system) · ru невропа́тия (disease of the nervous system)