neuropathy

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/ˌnjuːˈrɒ.pə.θiː/

noun

Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.

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

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English neuro- ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

nounneuropathy (countable and uncountable, plural neuropathies)

plural neuropathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.

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

  2. countableuncountablemedicineAny 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).

    insights into the underlying molecular pathogenesis of diabetes-induced CNS neuropathy

    1 more example

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neuropathics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. Englishneuropathy

From neuro- + -pathy.

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Translations

Bulgarian нервно заболяване
  • нервно заболяване (nervno zaboljavane)disease of the nervous system
Catalan neuropatia
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
Chinese Mandarin 神經病變 /神经病变
  • 神經病變 /神经病变 (shénjīng bìngbiàn)disease of the nervous system
Czech neuropatie
  • neuropatiedisease of the nervous system
Danish nervebetændelse, neuropati
  • nervebetændelsedisease of the nervous system
  • neuropatidisease of the nervous system
Dutch neuropathie
  • neuropathiedisease of the nervous system
Finnish hermosairaus, neuropatia
  • hermosairausdisease of the nervous system
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
French neuropathie
  • neuropathiedisease of the nervous system
German Nervenleiden, Neuropathie
  • Nervenleidendisease of the nervous system
  • Neuropathiedisease of the nervous system
Greek νευροπάθεια
  • νευροπάθεια (nevropátheia)disease of the nervous system
Hungarian neuropátia, idegbántalom
  • neuropátiadisease of the nervous system
  • idegbántalomdisease of the nervous system
  • ideggyengeségdisease of the nervous system
  • idegbetegségdisease of the nervous system
  • idegbajdisease of the nervous system
Irish néarapaite
  • néarapaitedisease of the nervous system
Italian neuropatia
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
Polish neuropatia
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
Portuguese neuropatia
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
Russian невропа́тия
  • невропа́тия (nevropátija)disease of the nervous system
Slovak neuropatia
  • neuropatiadisease of the nervous system
Spanish neuropatía
  • neuropatíadisease of the nervous system
Swahili neuropathi
  • neuropathidisease of the nervous system
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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