- Neuropathy
- Neuropathy Neu*rop"a*thy, n. [Neuro- + Gr. ?, ?, to suffer.] (Med.) An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve. [1913 Webster]
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Neuropathy
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neuropathy — (n.) 1827, from NEURO (Cf. neuro ) + PATHY (Cf. pathy). Related: Neuropath; neuropathic; neuropathist … Etymology dictionary
neuropathy — [noo räp′ə thē, nyooräp′ə thē] n. [ NEURO + PATHY] any disease of the nervous system neuropathic [noor΄ō path′ik, nyoor΄ō path′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Neuropathy — ICD10|G|99|0|g|90 ICD9 = ICD9|337.0 ICD9|337.1, ICD9|356 ICD9|357, ICD9|377 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = search eMedicineTopic = neuropathy eMedicine mult = | MeshID = Neuropathy is a medical term, usually short for peripheral… … Wikipedia
Neuropathy — Any and all disease or malfunction of the nerves. * * * 1. A classical term for any disorder affecting any segment of the nervous system. 2. In contemporary usage, a disease involving the cranial nerves or the peripheral or autonomic nervous … Medical dictionary
neuropathy — n. any disease of the peripheral nerves, usually causing weakness and numbness. In a mononeuropathy a single nerve is affected and the extent of the symptoms depends upon the distribution of that nerve. In a polyneuropathy (see peripheral… … The new mediacal dictionary
neuropathy — A nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in different parts of the body. It usually begins in the hands or feet and gets worse over time. Neuropathy may be caused by physical injury, infection, toxic… … English dictionary of cancer terms
neuropathy — noun (plural thies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1857 an abnormal and usually degenerative state of the nervous system or nerves; also a systemic condition that stems from a neuropathy • neuropathic adjective •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
neuropathy — noun any pathology of the peripheral nerves • Hypernyms: ↑pathology • Hyponyms: ↑Charcot Marie Tooth disease, ↑hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, ↑mononeuropathy, ↑multiple mononeuropathy … Useful english dictionary
Neuropathy (disambiguation) — Neuropathy usually refers to peripheral neuropathy, which denotes damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system. Neuropathy may also refer to: Cranial neuropathy, any condition affecting cranial nerves Auditory neuropathy, any condition… … Wikipedia
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