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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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The treatment significantly reduced pain linked to diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-related nerve damage.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

It can alter immune activity, disrupt nerve structures, and reshape tissues throughout the body, increasing the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, neuropathy, and cancer.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

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

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

There he will find the very beginnings of things, the growing point, as it were, of all neuropathy.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles

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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