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Definition of perineuritis in English:
perineuritis
noun
MedicineOriginally: †inflammation of the peripheral portion of the optic disc or of the adjacent retina (obsolete). In later use: inflammation of the perineurium of a nerve or nerves.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From peri- + neuritis. In later use after perineurium.
