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Neurosis vs Neuritis - What's the difference?

neurosis | neuritis |

As nouns the difference between neurosis and neuritis

is that neurosis is (pathology) a mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear while neuritis is (neurology|pathology) inflammation of one or more nerves.

neurosis

English

(wikipedia neurosis)

Noun

(neuroses)
  • (pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear
  • * Usage note: This term is no longer used medically/professionally.

    • Usage notes

    According to Wikipedia the term is no longer part of mainstream psychiatric terminology in the United States, though it continues to be employed in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in various other theoretical disciplines.

    Derived terms

    * aeroneurosis * neurotic * neuroticism * psychoneurosis

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    * English nouns with irregular plurals

    neuritis

    English

    (wikipedia neuritis)

    Noun

    (neuritides)
  • (neurology, pathology) 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.

    Related terms

    * mononeuritis * neurological * neurologist * neurology * neuronitis

    Derived terms

    * neuritic * antineuritic