Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuritis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ri-tis
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of one or more nerves.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Optic neuritis (or retrobulbar neuritis) is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision."

Etymology

From neur- + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neur
Suffix: itis

Usage

Inflected Forms

neuritides (plural) neuritises (plural)

Derived Forms

endoneuritis ganglioneuritis mononeuritis neuritic polyneuritis pseudoneuritis radiculoneuritis radioneuritis

Phrases

optic neuritis Wartenberg's migrant sensory neuritis

Frequently Paired Words

neurological neurologist neurology neuronitis

Questions

What does neuritis mean?: Inflammation of one or more nerves.
Where does neuritis come from?: From neur- + -itis.

How to pronounce neuritis

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