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Neuropathy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A disease or abnormality of the nervous system.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any disease of the peripheral nervous system.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In pathology, a general term for disease of the nervous system.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any pathology of the peripheral nerves

Word Usage

"After the surgery, he began feeling numbness and tingling in his feet, a condition, known as neuropathy, that is a potential side effect after back surgery."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

pathology

Cross Reference

neuronopathy

Hyponym

mononeuropathy charcot-marie-tooth disease multiple mononeuropathy hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy

Form

neuropathic

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

encephalopathy

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

polyneuropathy retinopathy nephropathy atherosclerosis colitis