descending neuritis


de·scend·ing neu·ri·tis

inflammation progressing along a nerve trunk toward the periphery.

descending neuritis

A term of waning use that was conceived when prevailing thought held that inflammatory processes travelled down nerves from a central point.

de·scend·ing neu·ri·tis

(dĕ-sending nūr-ītis) Inflammation progressing along a nerve trunk toward the periphery.