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Neuropathy

//ˌnjuːˈrɒ.pə.θiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy. countable, uncountable

    "Long-standing diabetes often causes neuropathy in the retinas, fingertips, and toes."

  2. 2
    any pathology of the peripheral nerves wordnet
  3. 3
    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). countable, uncountable

    "the contribution of central neuropathy on postural impairment observed in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy"

Etymology

From neuro- + -pathy.

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