Definition of "polyneuritis" []

• See multiple neuritis. (noun)

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• "This set of symptoms he called polyneuritis and this term is now commonly used to signify a beri-beri in experimental animals."
• "Once we arrived at the permanent camp I developed diphtheria, which as a result of malnutrition turned into polyneuritis, which is total paralysis."
• "We have already referred to this discovery, viz., that by feeding polished rice to fowls or pigeons they could be made to develop a polyneuritis which is identical in symptoms and in response to the curative action of vitamine, to the beri-beri disease."