polyneuritis
(pol″e-ndbobr-ri´tis)
inflammation of many nerves simultaneously.
acute febrile polyneuritis
, acute idiopathic polyneuritis
, acute infectious polyneuritis
, acute postinfectious polyneuritis
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
cranial polyneuritis
multiple mononeuropathy involving several cranial nerves, characterized by facial palsy or any of various ocular conditions; sometimes seen as part
of sarcoid neuropathy.

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