neuropath

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UK, contemporary/ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpaθ/UK, contemporary/ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpaθ//ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpæθ//ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpæθ/

noun

A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis: someone who has, or is predisposed to, some disease of the nervous system.

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Meanings

nounneuropath (plural neuropaths)

plural neuropaths

  1. datedmedicineA person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis: someone who has, or is predisposed to, some disease of the nervous system.
  2. historicalmedicineA physician with specialization in neuropathy, corresponding to today's specialties of neuropathologist or neurologist: one who focuses on nervous conditions in pathology.

Origin

From neuro- + -path.

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Translations

Spanish neurópata
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APA

neuropath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropath

MLA

“neuropath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuropath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropath.

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