The word derives from the Greek. The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called the hypotenuse which is why the hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right-angled triangle.
Medical Definition of neurodermatitis. plural. neurodermatitises. or. neurodermatititides. \-Ëtit-É-ËdÄz\play. : chronic eczematous dermatitis arising from repeated rubbing or scratching of a real or imagined irritation of the skinâsee lichen simplex chronicus.
Medical Definition of PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY. : a disease or degenerative state (as polyneuropathy) of the peripheral nerves in which motor, sensory, or vasomotor nerve fibers may be affected and which is marked by muscle weakness and atrophy, pain, and numbness. a disease or degenerative state of the peripheral nerves in which motor, sensory, or vasomotor nerve fibers may be affected and which is marked by muscle weakness and atrophy, pain, and numbness.