neuroarthropathy

A joint disorder caused by loss of joint sensation. See Charcot joint. [neuro- + G. arthron, joint, + pathos, suffering, disease]

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neu·ro·ar·throp·a·thy -är-'thräp-ə-thē n, pl -thies a joint disease (as Charcot's joint) that is associated with a disorder of the nervous system

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neu·ro·ar·throp·a·thy (noor″o-ahr-thropґə-the) [neuro- + arthropathy] any disease of joint structures associated with disease of the central or peripheral nervous system.