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Noun Neu·Ri·Tis Plural  New  An Inflammatory Degenerative Lesion

Title neuritis
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
neu·ri·tis
 \\nu̇-ˈrī-təs, nyu̇-\\ noun 
(plural neu·rit·i·des 
 \\-ˈri-tə-ˌdēz \\ ; or -ri·tis·es)
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin
 DATE  1840
: an inflammatory or degenerative lesion of a nerve marked especially by pain, sensory disturbances, and impaired or lost reflexes
• neu·rit·ic 
 \\-ˈri-tik\\ adjective or noun
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
neu·ri·tis
\n(y)üˈrīd.ə̇s, n(y)əˈ-, -ītə̇s\ noun
(plural neuritides or neuritises)
Etymology: New Latin, from neur- + -itis
: an inflammatory or degenerative lesion of a nerve characterized by pain, sensory disturbances, paralysis, muscle atrophy, and impaired or lost reflexes in the part innervated — compare 
neuralgia

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