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polyneuritis

American  
[pol-ee-noo-rahy-tis, -nyoo-] / ˌpɒl i nʊˈraɪ tɪs, -nyʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.

polyneuritis British  
/ ˌpɒlɪnjʊˈraɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of many nerves at the same time

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Other Word Forms

  • polyneuritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of polyneuritis

First recorded in 1885–90; poly- + neuritis

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