neuritis

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Noun

neuritis (plural neuritides)

1. (neurology, pathology) Inflammation of one or more nerves.

   Optic neuritis (or retrobulbar neuritis) is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision.

Related terms

• mononeuritis
• neurological
• neurologist
• neurology
• neuronitis

Derived terms

• neuritic
• antineuritic

Translations

inflammation of nerves

• Czech: neuritida (cs) f
• Finnish: hermotulehdus (fi), neuriitti (fi), neuritis (fi)

• Japanese: 神経炎 (ja) (しんけいえん, shinkeien)