neuropath

noun — 2 senses

neuropath

noun

UK /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpaθ/ · CA, US /ˈn(j)ʊɹ.əˌpæθ/

Etymology From neuro- + -path.

1

Medicine, Sciences Dated A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis: someone who has, or is predisposed to, some disease of the nervous system.

2

Medicine, Sciences Historical A physician with specialization in neuropathy, corresponding to today's specialties of neuropathologist or neurologist: one who focuses on nervous conditions in pathology.

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