Disease or Syndrome
radiculitis
[ ra-dik-yuh-lahy-tis ]
Etymology:
Latin radicula, diminutive of radix = root + -itis = inflammation
Applied to inflammation of the spinal nerve roots.
Applied to inflammation of the spinal nerve roots.
Definitions related to radiculitis:
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An inflammatory process affecting a nerve root. Patients experience pain radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the nerve root that connects to the nerve path.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inflammation of the nerve root.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disorder characterized by inflammation involving a nerve root. Patients experience marked discomfort radiating along a nerve path because of spinal pressure on the connecting nerve root.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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