MONONEUROPATHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mononeuropathy mean? 

• MONONEUROPATHY (noun)
  The noun MONONEUROPATHY has 1 sense:

1. any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk

  Familiarity information: MONONEUROPATHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONONEUROPATHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mononeuropathy" is a kind of...):

neuropathy (any pathology of the peripheral nerves)

 Context examples 

Relatively common conditions which may be associated with diabetic neuropathy include third nerve palsy (see OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES); MONONEUROPATHY; mononeuropathy multiplex; diabetic amyotrophy; a painful POLYNEUROPATHY; autonomic neuropathy; and thoracoabdominal neuropathy.

(Diabetic Neuropathy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)