noun
neuritis; nerve inflammation
Medical term for inflammation of a nerve or nerves; used in clinical contexts.
医者は彼の症状を神経炎と診断した。
The doctor diagnosed his symptoms as neuritis.
神経痛 refers to nerve pain (neuralgia), while 神経炎 specifically indicates inflammation of the nerve.
Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 炎 (inflammation), following the pattern of many medical terms ending in ～炎 (-itis).