retrobulbar neuritis — optic neuritis inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye, causing increasingly blurred vision. When the inflammation involves the first part of the nerve and can be seen at the optic disc, it is called optic papillitis. Retrobulbar neuritis… … The new mediacal dictionary
retrobulbar neuritis — noun inflammation of the optic nerve behind the eye; common in multiple sclerosis • Hypernyms: ↑neuritis … Useful english dictionary
neuritis — 1. Inflammation of a nerve. 2. SYN: neuropathy. [neuri + G. itis, inflammation] adventitial n. inflammation of the sheath of a nerve. SEE ALSO: perineuritis. ascending n … Medical dictionary
neuritis retrobulbar — Eng. Retrobulbar neuritis Inflamación del segmento del nervio óptico situado por detrás del globo ocular … Diccionario de oftalmología
neuritis — noun Inflammation of one or more nerves. Optic neuritis (or retrobulbar neuritis) is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision. See Also: neurological, neurologist, neurology, neuronitis … Wiktionary
neuritis — n. a disease of the peripheral nerves showing the pathological changes of inflammation. The term is also used in a less precise sense as an alternative to neuropathy. See also: retrobulbar neuritis … The new mediacal dictionary
neuritis retrobulbar — forma de neuritis que afecta al nervio óptico o a la papila. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
neuritis óptica — inflamación del nervio óptico. Se clasifica como intraocular, afectando la parte del nervio en el interior del globo ocular (papilitis) y retrobulbar, cuando afecta la porción que de encuentra más allá del ojo Diccionario ilustrado de Términos… … Diccionario médico
Неврит Ретробульбарный (Retrobulbar Neuritis, Optic Neuritis) — воспаление проходящего позади глазного яблока зрительного нерва, в результате которого у человека наблюдается значительное ухудшение зрения. Если воспаление поражает начальные участки нерва и диск зрительного нерва, оно называется воспалением… … Медицинские термины
optic neuritis — n inflammation of the optic nerve * * * see retrobulbar neuritis * * * inflammation of the optic nerve; the two principal types, named according to the part of the nerve affected, are intraocular optic n. (or papillitis) and retrobulbar optic n … Medical dictionary
