| neurapraxia | The mildest type of focal nerve lesion that produces clinical deficits; localised loss of conduction along a nerve without axon degeneration; caused by a focal lesion, usually demyelinating, and followed by a complete recovery. Term often misspelled (neuropraxia), and often used, incorrectly, as a synonym for nerve lesion. See: axonotmesis. Origin: neur-+ G. A-priv. + praxis, action (05 Mar 2000) |
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