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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
“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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Derived Forms

  • neuropathological, adjective
  • ˌneuropaˈthologist, noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropathology1

First recorded in 1850–55; neuro- + pathology
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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