Neuronitis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of a nerve. uncountable

    "Untreated Lyme disease can lead to nerve damage, often involving the eighth cranial nerve, the same one affected by vestibular neuronitis."

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"Untreated Lyme disease can lead to nerve damage, often involving the eighth cranial nerve, the same one affected by vestibular neuronitis."

Etymology

From neuron + -itis.

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