neuroarthropathy /neu·ro·ar·throp·a·thy/ (-ahr-throp´ah-the) any disease of joint structures associated with disease of the central or peripheral nervous system.
neuroarthropathy
neuroarthropathy
neu·ro·ar·throp·a·thy (n r  -är-thr p  -th )n. A joint disorder caused by loss of sensation in the joints. |
neuroarthropathy
[-ärthrop′əthē]
Etymology: Gk, neuron + arthron, joint, pathos, disease
a condition in which a disease of a joint is secondary to a disease of the nervous system.
neuroarthropathy
any disease of joint structures associated with disease of the central or peripheral nervous system.
neuroarthropathy
Neuropathic joint, see there; aka Charcot's joint
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