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phrenitis

noun
/fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs/UK/fɹəˈnaɪtəs/US

Etymology

From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

  1. derived from φρενῖτις
  2. derived from phrenītis

Definitions

  1. Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain

    Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis.

    • Phrenitis, which the Greeks derive from the word φρήν, is a disease of the mind, with a continual madness or dotage […].

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