mononeuropathy /mono·neu·rop·a·thy/ (-ndbobr-rop´ah-the) disease affecting a single nerve.
mononeuropathy
mononeuropathy
multiple mononeuropathy , mononeuropathy mul´tiplex mononeuropathy of several different nerves simultaneously.
mon·o·neu·rop·a·thy (m n  -n -rp  -th )n. Disease involving a single nerve. |
mononeuropathy
[-noo͡rop′əthē]
Etymology: Gk, monos + neuron, nerve, pathos, disease
any disease or disorder that affects a single nerve trunk. Some common causes of disorders involving single nerve trunks are electric shock, radiation, and fractured bones that may compress or lacerate nerve fibers. Casts and tourniquets that are too tight may also damage a nerve by compression or by ischemia. The peripheral nerve trunks are especially vulnerable to compression and entrapment.
mononeuropathy
a lesion or lesions affecting a single peripheral nerve.
mononeuropathy multiplex
neuropathy involving a number of peripheral nerves but in a random manner.
mononeuropathy
Mononeuritis Neurology A peripheral neuropathy characterized by loss of movement or sensation in a single nerve group Etiology Damage/destruction of an isolated nerve/nerve group, which may be systemic or, more commonly, due to
direct trauma, prolonged pressure, or compression by adjacent structures
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