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noun
inflammation of multiple nerves; multiple neuritis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: multiple neuritis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neuritis
Narrower terms: Guillain-Barre syndrome, infectious polyneuritis, Landry's paralysis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English neuritis English polyneuritis From poly- + neuritis.
