Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Neuritis


Neu-ri′tis

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
νεῦρον
nerve +
-itis
.]
(Med.)
Inflammation of a nerve.

Definition 2024


neuritis

neuritis

English

Noun

neuritis (plural neuritides or neuritises)

  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

Derived terms

Translations