neu·ri·tis / n(y)oŏˈrītis/ • n. Med. inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves, usually causing pain and loss of function. ∎  (in general use) neuropathy.DERIVATIVES: neu·rit·ic / -ˈritik/ adj.

neuritis (newr-I-tis) n. a disease of the peripheral nerves showing the pathological changes of inflammation. The term is also used in a less precise sense as an alternative to neuropathy. See also retrobulbar neuritis.