neurapraxia

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noun

The least severe form of nerve injury, in which the structure of the nerve remains intact, but there is an interruption in conduction of the impulse down the nerve fiber.

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Meanings

nounneurapraxia (plural neurapraxias)

plural neurapraxias

  1. The least severe form of nerve injury, in which the structure of the nerve remains intact, but there is an interruption in conduction of the impulse down the nerve fiber.

Origin

From neur- + apraxia.

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APA

neurapraxia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurapraxia

MLA

“neurapraxia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurapraxia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurapraxia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurapraxia.

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