disease of many nerves medical term
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.t can also be genetic (present from birth) or idiopathic (no known cause). In conventional medical usage, the word neuropathy (neuro- , nervous system and-pathy, disease of) without modifier usually means peripheral neuropathy.