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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  
/ 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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Paul has severe neuropathy and needs accommodation that meets his accessibility needs, while also being suitable for a family of six.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

She is in her late 70s and complains of nagging aches and pains, neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety, and occasional changes in her weight.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Together, these processes can damage multiple organs, leading to blood vessel dysfunction, heart inflammation, neuro-inflammation, small-fiber neuropathy, ME/CFS-like fatigue, menstrual changes, problems with blood sugar regulation, and kidney or liver injury.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026

Further conversations with clinicians led the team to target another side effect of many cancer medications: neuropathy, or nerve damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

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 Robert Hunter

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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