neuritis (redirected from toxic neuritis)

neu·ri·tis  (n-rts, ny-)

n.

Inflammation of a nerve or group of nerves, characterized by pain, loss of reflexes, and atrophy of the affected muscles.

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neu·ritic (-rtk) 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  [njʊˈrɪtɪk] 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

neuritis [njʊəˈraɪtɪs] N → neuritis f

neuritis

n → Neuritis f, → Nervenentzündung f