neuropathy
any diseased condition of the nervous system.
Origin of neuropathy
1Other words from neuropathy
- neu·ro·path·ic [noor-uh-path-ik, nyoor-], /ˌnʊər əˈpæθ ɪk, ˌnyʊər-/, adjective
- neu·ro·path·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use neuropathy in a sentence
It will suffice to remark that Z. now exhibits numerous neuropathic and psychopathic characteristics.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollHe emphasises far too much the neuropathic element, and revels in the repulsive symptoms of incipient softening of the brain.
Oscar Wilde | Leonard Cresswell InglebyThe cyclops illustrated (Figs. 33, 34) was born to a 17-year old neuropathic primipara, after a protracted labour.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe trouble must have been due entirely to local causes, there is no neuropathic basis for it of any sort.
Friedrich Nietzsche | Georg BrandesThe rational training of neuropathic children is a very difficult but essential task.
Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia | Isaac G. Briggs
British Dictionary definitions for neuropathy
/ (njʊˈrɒpəθɪ) /
disease of the nervous system
Derived forms of neuropathy
- neuropathic (ˌnjʊərəʊˈpæθɪk), adjective
- neuropathically, adverb
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