Standard Lemma guide

neuropath

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • n(y)o͝or′ə-păth′
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpaθ/
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpaθ/
  • /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpæθ/ conservative Received Pronunciation
  • /ˈn(j)ɔː.əˌpæθ/ conservative Received Pronunciation
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈn(j)ʊɹ.əˌpæθ/
  • Australian: /ˈn(j)ʊə̯.əˌpæθ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈn(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.əˌpɛθ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈn(j)oː.əˌpɛθ/
  • Scotland: /ˈn(j)ʉɹ.əˌpaθ/
  • India: /ˈn(j)uwə̯r.oˌpat̪/
  • India: /ˈn(j)oːr.oˌpat̪/
  • India: /ˈn(j)uːɾ.oˌpat̪/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊɹəpæθ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person with neuropathy, perhaps also including (in outdated nosology) a neurosis: someone who has, or is predisposed to, some disease of the nervous system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From neuro- + -path.