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Noun: neuritis  n(y)û'rI-tus [N. Amer], nyû'rI-tus [Brit]
  1. Inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
    "Shingles can cause severe neuritis along affected nerves"

Derived forms: neuritises

Type of: inflammation, redness, rubor [rare]

Encyclopedia: Neuritis