noun
inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)
• Syn: ↑polyneuritis
• Hypernyms: ↑neuritis
• Hyponyms: ↑Guillain-Barre syndrome, ↑infectious polyneuritis, ↑Landry's paralysis
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Pathol.
polyneuritis.
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multiple neuritis,
inflammation of several nerves at once.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.