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neu·ri·tis

 (no͝o-rī′tĭs, nyo͝o-)
n.
Inflammation of a nerve or group of nerves, characterized by pain, loss of reflexes, and atrophy of the affected muscles.

neu·rit′ic (-rĭt′ĭk) adj.
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neuritis

(njʊˈraɪtɪs)
n
(Medicine) inflammation of a nerve or nerves, often accompanied by pain and loss of function in the affected part
neuritic adj
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neu•ri•tis

(nʊˈraɪ tɪs, nyʊ-)

n.
inflammation of a nerve, often marked by pain, numbness or tingling, or paralysis.
[1830–40; < Greek neûr(on) sinew, nerve + -itis]
neu•rit′ic (-ˈrɪt ɪk) adj.
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neuritis

1. an inflammation in a nerve.
2. a continuous pain in a nerve, associated with paralysis, loss of reflexes, and sensory disturbances. — neuritic, adj.
See also: Nerves
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.neuritis - inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
multiple neuritis, polyneuritis - inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)
retrobulbar neuritis - inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis
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Translations
neuritida

neuritis

[njʊəˈraɪtɪs] Nneuritis f
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neuritis

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neuritis

n neuritis f; optical — neuritis óptica
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References in periodicals archive ?
Keywords: Leprosy, Neuritic leprosy, Nerve biopsy, Peripheral neuropathy.
Confirmed cases were categorized into TT, BT, BB, BL, LL and Neuritic type based on clinical examination and biopsy.
The researchers measured Alzheimer's disease pathology using a summary measure of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic and diffuse plaques.
Schwann cells may ensheath neuritic processes or may be arranged in small intersecting fascicles, which are separated by loose myxoid stroma.
It is a particular neurodegenerative illness characterized by senile deposit, neuritic twists, and gradual loss of neuron leading to cognitive state, alteration in thinking, and alternative brain perform.
Neuritic regeneration and synaptic reconstruction induced by withanolide A.
The classification at the International Leprosy Congress, held at Madrid in 1953 was a major improvement over the preceding classifications (Box 9).11 The major problem with this classification was that the pure neuritic type was included in indeterminate, lepromatous and tuberculoid groups.
Significant improvement in gliosis and neuritic dystrophy was seen with this reversal in amyloid deposition.
Similarly, since [gamma]-synuclein ([gamma]S), the third member of the synuclein family of peptides [32, 33], may be involved in the regulation of [alpha]S evolvability because [gamma]S is associated with neuritic pathology, such as in dystrophic neurites and spheroid structures, in the brains of sporadic cases of PD, DLB, and neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1 [34, 35].