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neuritis

DEFINITIONS OF: neuritis

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n inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function

Types:
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
Guillain-Barre syndrome, Landry's paralysis, infectious polyneuritis
a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown
Type of:
inflammation, redness, rubor
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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