NOUN | state | neuritis | inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function |
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Meaning | inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function. | |
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Narrower | polyneuritis, multiple neuritis | inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) |
retrobulbar neuritis | inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye | |
Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
Spanish | neuritis | |
Catalan | neuritis |
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