neuritis
1
7.7
- noun
- /nʊˈraɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
neuritis
- He suffered from neuritis, which made it difficult for him to perform daily activities without pain.
- optic neuritis
- vestibular neuritis
Examples
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I have experienced optic neuritis, a blind spot, diplopia (double vision), nystagmus, and 6th.
Blog text (18) -
High blood pressure and Neuritis, too many complications.
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Might call in on Wednesday, in case my neuritis sets in again.
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Optic Neuritis has to be triggered by something, so the doctors did a spinal tap.
Blog text (10) -
I'm so sorry to disappoint you, but Lord Ferncliffe was taken frightfully ill with neuritis this afternoon.
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You wouldn't have thought a man with his diabetic neuritis, a serious heart ailment, and nearly blind and deaf could put us through what he did.
Fiction book (1992) -
Adverse effects may include myocarditis, headache, confusion, rash, hematologic changes, or peripheral neuritis.
Academic text (2005) -
The doctor explained that neuritis can cause severe pain and discomfort in the affected area.
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After experiencing numbness in her arm, she was diagnosed with neuritis by her physician.
Synonyms
Swelling of a nerve root that causes pain along the nerve
Swelling of many nerves in the body that causes weakness and numbness
Inflammation of many nerves outside the brain and spine that causes weakness or numbness
Swelling of many nerves outside the brain and spinal cord that causes pain, weakness and sometimes paralysis
Compounds
- Specialized
Swelling of many nerves in the body that causes weakness and numbness
- Specialized
Swelling of the nerve behind the eye that causes eye pain and sudden vision loss
How Serious
- Specialized
1
8.5
- Specialized
3
3.9
- Specialized
1
4.1
- Specialized
1
7.7
21
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
neuritis = nerve (transparent) = neur + itis
Formed by the combining element 'neur-' (nerve) plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation; learners familiar with 'nerve' and '-itis' can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Neuritis comes from an old Greek word neuron meaning 'nerve' and the ending -itis meaning 'inflammation'. So neuritis simply means 'inflammation of a nerve', which explains the pain and loss of function it often causes.