neuritis

noun

neuritis

noun

Etymology From neur- + -itis.

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Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Sciences 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.

Derived terms: endoneuritis, ganglioneuritis, mononeuritis, neuritic, optic neuritis, polyneuritis, pseudoneuritis, radiculoneuritis, radioneuritis, Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis
Related terms: neurological, neurologist, neurology, neuronitis

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