‖ perineuritis Path.
(ˌpɛrɪnjʊˈraɪtɪs)
[mod.L., f. next + -itis.]
Inflammation of the perineurium. Hence perineuritic (-ˈɪtɪk) a., pertaining to or affected with perineuritis (in quot. misused for perineural).
| 1878 A. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 57 One a peri-neuritis, and the other an inflammation of the optic nerve itself. 1893 A. S. Eccles Sciatica 13 Distension of the perineuritic lymph-spaces. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 58 Lepra-cells, which infiltrating the perineurium produce perineuritis. |