neuropathology

[ noor-oh-puh-thol-uh-jee, nyoor- ]

noun

1. the pathology of the nervous system.

neuropathology

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌnjʊərəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of diseases of the nervous system

Derived Forms

• neuropathological, adjective
• ˌneuropaˈthologist, noun

Other Words From

• neu·ro·path·o·log·i·cal [n, oo, r-oh-path-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• neuro·pa·tholo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropathology¹

First recorded in 1850–55; neuro- + pathology

Example Sentences

For a consideration of the conditions of the nervous system which result in epilepsy, see the article Neuropathology.

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Tabes dorsalis occurs with much greater frequency in men than in women (see Neuropathology).

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The recent advances in neuropathology have revived of late years the views of Cullen on the pathology of gout.

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The same regrettable confusion is discernible in various treatises on neuropathology the work of German and other foreign authors.

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