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phrenitis

[ fri-nahy-tis ]
/ frɪˈnaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.(formerly)
inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
delirium; frenzy.
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Origin of phrenitis

1615–25; <Late Latin phrenītis delirium, frenzy <Greek phrenîtis.See phren-, -itis
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British Dictionary definitions for phrenitis

phrenitis
/ (frɪˈnaɪtɪs) /

noun rare
another name for encephalitis
a state of frenzy; delirium

Derived forms of phrenitis

phrenitic (frɪˈnɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for phrenitis

C17: via Late Latin from Greek: delirium, from phrēn mind, diaphragm + -itis
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