neuropathology

American  

[noor-oh-puh-thol-uh-jee, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

1. the pathology of the nervous system.

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neuropathology British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌnjʊərəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of diseases of the nervous system

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Other Word Forms

• neuropathological adjective
• neuropathologist noun

Etymology

Origin of neuropathology

First recorded in 1850–55; neuro- + pathology

Example Sentences

In plants, overly high P6C levels likewise mess with vitamin B6 levels, disrupting the delicate balance of different types of B6 and causing neuropathology in the plants, just as it does in humans.

From Salon

That May, in a public press conference, two of the shooter’s family members shared the results of postmortem neuropathology reports.

From Slate

Senior investigator J. John Mann, MD, Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute; and Department of Psychiatry and Department of Radiology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, says, "Suicide rates in the United States have increased about 37% since the year 2000. To reverse this trend, we need to understand how suicide risk emerges in daily life, and specifically the biopsychosocial factors that may influence the ebb and flow of suicide risk."

From Science Daily

Co-first author Noam Schneck, PhD, Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute; and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, points out, "The use of neural decoding allows us to identify mental processes that were previously elusive to capture, such as spontaneous emotion regulation. In future work, the decoder approach can be employed to better understand how emotion regulation is engaged spontaneously to modulate hour-to-hour, day-to-day experience, thereby influencing suicide risk in a fluctuating manner."

From Science Daily

Neuropathology expert Prof Al-Sarraj said her brain injury was similar to those in car crashes and falls from a significant height.

From BBC