peripheral neuropathy

noun

: a disease or degenerative state of the peripheral nerves in which motor, sensory, or vasomotor nerve fibers may be affected and which is marked by muscle weakness and atrophy, pain, and numbness

Examples of peripheral neuropathy in a Sentence

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By 2023, 60 percent of adolescents were being reached with these interventions, and reports of peripheral neuropathy outbreaks have decreased. —Unicef Usa, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that causes pain, tingling, numbness, or complete loss of sensation in the feet.37 3. —Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025

Additionally, having another underlying medical condition, such as peripheral neuropathy or dementia, could make the effects of vitamin B12 deficiency add up with these other underlying disorders, worsening your overall symptoms. —Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 11 Jan. 2025

Diabetes is a common cause of peripheral neuropathy since high glucose (blood sugar) levels over time can damage nerves. —Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

peripheral neuropathy

noun

: a disease or degenerative state (as polyneuropathy) of the peripheral nerves in which motor, sensory, or vasomotor nerve fibers may be affected and which is marked by muscle weakness and atrophy, pain, and numbness