neuropathology
Noun
Meaning
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neuropathology (countable and uncountable, plural neuropathologies)
Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology and histopathology (as opposed to the study of diseases generally).
the department of neuropathology
Alzheimer-type neuropathology
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A physician who specializes in neuropathology, usually by completing a fellowship after a residency in anatomical or general pathology, is called a neuropathologist.
Loss of cortical neurons underlies the neuropathology of Lafora disease.
Epidermal nerve fiber density testing (ENFD) is a more recently developed neuropathology test in which a punch skin biopsy is taken to identify small fiber neuropathies by analyzing the nerve fibers of the skin.