Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or resembling a neurite, especially a process that is characteristic of a neurite in the nervous system, or a cell that has such a process.

“The neuritic plaques found in the brain of the Alzheimer’s patient were a clear sign of the disease.”

2. noun

a process that is characteristic of a neurite in the nervous system, or a cell that has such a process.

“The neuritic inclusions were visible under the microscope.”