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Neuritis
Meaning: Inflammation of a nerve, causing pain, sensory changes or loss of function in its distribution.
In practice: Optic neuritis presented with painful eye movements and blurred vision.
Word parts
- neur- means nerve
- -itis means inflammation
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
Quick check
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Which word means: A branch of the ophthalmic nerve supplying the eyeball, cornea and skin of the tip of the nose.
Answer: Nasociliary
Which word means: The delicate connective tissue surrounding each individual fibre inside a peripheral nerve.
Answer: Endoneurium
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