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Peripheral: Beyond (in this case, beyond the brain and the spinal cord.)

Neuro-: Related to the nerves

-pathy: Disease Put these concepts together and this is what peripheral neuropathy means: It refers to the conditions that result when nerves that connect to the brain and spinal cord from the rest of the body are damaged or diseased.

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