Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Richard Gowers (1845–1915), physician. After German multiple Neuritis (E. Leyden 1880, in Zeitschr. f. Klin. Med. 1 405.
Definition of multiple neuritis in US English:
multiple neuritis
noun
Medicine historical
Polyneuritis.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Richard Gowers (1845–1915), physician. After German multiple Neuritis (E. Leyden 1880, in Zeitschr. f. Klin. Med 1 405.