phrenitis
phrenitis · phrenitides
Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brainMadness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis.
UK/fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs/US/fɹəˈnaɪtəs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)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 […].
inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (‘phrenitis’ is no longer in scientific use)
Origin
From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).
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Forms
plural: phrenitides| Singular | phrenitis |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (‘phrenitis’ is no longer in scientific use):encephalitiscephalitis
Lessons for this word
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