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• neu|rop|a|thy — «nu ROP uh thee, nyu », noun. a disease of the nervous system …   Useful english dictionary

• rop — ae·lu·rop·o·dous; ai·lu·rop·o·da; bleph·a·rop·to·sis; chal·a·rop·sis; chi·rop·o·dist; chi·rop·o·dous; chi·rop·o·dy; chi·rop·sal·mus; chi·rop·ter; chi·rop·tera; chi·rop·ter·ite; chi·rop·ter·oph·i·lous; chi·rop·te·ryg·i·um; chlo·rop·i·dae;… …   English syllables

• deu|ter|op|a|thy — «DOO tuh ROP uh thee, DYOO », noun. Medicine. a secondary affection, sympathetic with or resulting from another. ╂[< Greek deúteros second + English pathy] …   Useful english dictionary

• na|tur|op|a|thy — «NAY chuh ROP uh thee», noun. a system of therapy in which natural agencies, such as fresh air and exercise, are preferred to drugs or surgery. ╂[< Latin nātūra (see etym. under nature (Cf. ↑nature)) + English pathy] …   Useful english dictionary

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• neu — neu·rad; neu·ral; neu·ral·gia; neu·ral·gi·form; neu·ral·gy; neu·ra·tion; neu·rec·to·my; neu·rer·gic; neu·ri·lem·ma; neu·ri·lem·mo·ma; neu·ril·i·ty; neu·rine; neu·ri·no·ma; neu·rite; neu·ri·tis; neu·ro ; neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist;… …   English syllables

• Neuropathy — Any and all disease or malfunction of the nerves. * * * 1. A classical term for any disorder affecting any segment of the nervous system. 2. In contemporary usage, a disease involving the cranial nerves or the peripheral or autonomic nervous …   Medical dictionary

• mononeuropathy — Disorder involving a single nerve. m. multiplex nontraumatic involvement of two or more portions of the peripheral nervous system ( e.g., roots, plexus elements, nerve trunks), usually sequentially and in different areas of the body; most often… …   Medical dictionary

• polyneuropathy — 1. A disease process involving a number of peripheral nerves (literal sense). 2. A nontraumatic generalized disorder of peripheral nerves, affecting the distal fibers most severely, with proximal shading ( e.g., the feet are affected sooner or… …   Medical dictionary

• polyradiculoneuropathy — 1. Literally, a disease process that affects roots and peripheral nerves. 2. A nontraumatic, usually sporadic, generalized disorder of nerve roots and peripheral nerves, which may affect motor fibers or sensory fibers, but usually bot …   Medical dictionary