Having the ability to prevent or treat polyneuritis (inflammation of multiple nerves); relating to medical treatments for nerve inflammation.
From 'anti-' (against) plus 'polyneuritic' (relating to polyneuritis). This medical term emerged in early 20th-century pharmacology when vitamin B1 deficiency was identified as a cause of nerve disease.
Beriberi, a devastating disease of polyneuritis, killed sailors and prisoners until researchers discovered that 'antipolyneuritic factor' (vitamin B1) in rice bran could prevent it!
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