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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

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

One of those who look beneath unusual human phenomena for signs of the pathologic finds Michelangelo "affected by a degree of neuropathy bordering closely upon hysterical disease."

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

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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