neuritis

English

Etymology

neur- + -itis

Noun

neuritis (countable and uncountable, plural neuritides or neuritises)

  1. (neurology, pathology) 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.

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Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From neuro- + -itis.

Noun

neuritis f (invariable)

  1. (pathology) neuritis

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From neuro- + -itis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neuˈɾitis/ [neu̯ˈɾi.t̪is]
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: neu‧ri‧tis

Noun

neuritis f (plural neuritis)

  1. (pathology) neuritis

Further reading

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