Polyneuritis
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noun.
Inflammation of several nerves at one time, marked by paralysis, pain, and muscle wasting.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Neuritis affecting a number of nerves; multiple neuritis.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
inflammation
of multiple
nerves
; multiple neuritis
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy)
Word Usage
"This set of symptoms he called polyneuritis and this term is now commonly used to signify a beri-beri in experimental animals."