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neuropathy

American  
[noo-rop-uh-thee, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒp ə θi, njʊ- /

noun

neuropathies plural
  1. any diseased condition of the nervous system.


neuropathy British  
/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈpæθɪk, njʊˈrɒpəθɪ /

noun

  1. disease of the nervous system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of neuropathy

First recorded in 1855–60; neuro- + -pathy

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Luminate’s hair-loss device looks like a high-tech baseball helmet, while the neuropathy products resemble ski gloves and boots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

"This provides strong evidence that chemotherapy-induced neuropathy is not just a nerve issue but an immune-mediated inflammatory process driven by cellular stress responses."

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2025

Van Halen was diagnosed with neuropathy in his legs a few years ago and no longer plays drums.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2024

Mr Lowe, from Omagh, said the small fibre neuropathy affected his entire body, from toes to fingertips.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2024

It is a neuropathy that has led certain scientists, like Lombroso and Krafft-Ebbing, to suggest that some anarchist crimes can only be looked upon as a means to indirect suicide.

From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert

In the 1940s, some people with vitamin B12 deficiency given very high doses of folic acid to treat anemia developed irreversible neuropathies.

From Science Magazine Oct. 26, 2021

Surgical scars, lost body parts and hair, chemically induced fatigue, radiological burns, nausea, hormone-blocking medications, numbness from neuropathies, weight gain or loss, and anxiety hardly function as aphrodisiacs.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2018

Patients dealing with lymphedema or neuropathies, the loss of a limb or postoperative pain may resign themselves to these distressing conditions as an unfortunate but inevitable price that had to be paid for life.

From New York Times Aug. 27, 2015

Whose chemo resulted in kidney damage or neuropathies?

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2012

A number of friends who have either Raynaud’s or neuropathies associated with diabetes have tried it as well with great success!

From New York Times Jun. 3, 2010

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