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neuritis

noun

  1. inflammation of a nerve or the general inflammation of the peripheral nervous system
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From neur- + -itis.

  1. 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.