What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the nerves and spinal cord?

Answer 1

Inflammation of a spinal nerve root is termed radiculitis.

A nerve root injury is termed radiculopathy, a radiculopathy with an inflammatory component is termed radiculitis, and both radiculopathy and radiculitis may result in radicular pain which is pain that radiates in a dermatomal pattern innervated by that particular nerve root.

Answer 2

Myeloneuritis is inflammation of the spinal cord and nerves. Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Answer 3

The inflammation of a nerve is neuritis.

• The suffix -itis means "inflammation of."
• The prefix neur- means "nerve."

Answer 4

Cervical radiculitis is inflammation of the nerves of the neck.

Answer 5

Radiculitis means inflammation of a spinal nerve or its root.

Answer 6

The death of the walls of blood vessel

Answer 7

Neuritis