phreniticadj.n.

Brit.

/frɛˈnɪtɪk/,

/frᵻˈnɪtɪk/, U.S.

/frəˈnɪdɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s phrenitick, 1700s– phrenitic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin phreniticus, phrenēticus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin phreniticus (4th cent.), variant of classical Latin phrenēticus frenetic adj. after its ultimate etymon ancient Greek ϕρενιτικός suffering from inflammation of the brain < ϕρενῖτις phrenitis n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier frenetic adj., frantic adj.

Medicine. Now rare (historical).

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of phrenitis; affected by phrenitis; delirious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving

wedingc725

lighta1500

light-headeda1500

ravinga1525

raving mad1541

frenetical1548

idle1548

delirant1600

deliring1600

frenetic1609

phrenitic1649

delirous1656

delirious1670

deliriate1689

rambling1700

straggle-brained1725

allochoos1811

ravers1938

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > disorders of brain > inflammation of brain

phrenitic1649

1649 N. Culpeper Physicall Directory 134 It may be a fit purge in some cases, for madness coming of melancholly, provided they be not Phrenitick, or as the vulgar say frantick, for then purges are not fitting.

1724 W. Stukeley Of Spleen 44 The patient became phrenitic for a while with violence of the pain.

1770 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. I. 29 He indulged his phrenitic patients in the use of wine.

1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 406 Fever,..inflammatory, phrenitic, and cephalic.

1848 Lancet 8 Jan. 38/2 The state of the brain assumes a phrenitic form.

1871 F. A. Gunther New Man. Homoeopathic Vet. Med. 111 When the phrenitic state has duly manifested itself, he..throws himself in a fury on every thing he meets.

1965 Classical Q. New Ser. 15 11 The attitude, and sometimes the expression itself, is ‘in such a phrenitic case, these symptoms occurred’.

B. n.

†1. An attack of phrenitis; a phrenitic fever. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1710 J. Floyer Pulse Watch II. xiii. 89 If the constitution be bilious, the Pulse is more frequent, and a Phrenitic is frequently joined with it.

2. A person suffering from phrenitis. Also (with the and plural agreement): †such people as a class (obsolete). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delirium or raving > person

franticc1380

raver1440

phrenitic1725

1725 J. Sedgwick New Treat. Liquors 304 The Phrenitick are help'd by tepid Bathings.

1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale at Aerophobi Some phrenitics are afraid of a lucid air, others of that which is obscure.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 81/2 In maniacs and phrenitics, an immense strength is observed in all the muscles.

1955 Lancet 24 Dec. 1324/1 Hence the minds of phrenitics, disturbed by disease, are often restored to their own nature by a symphony.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phrenitic
释义	phreniticadj.n. Brit. /frɛˈnɪtɪk/, /frᵻˈnɪtɪk/, U.S. /frəˈnɪdɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s phrenitick, 1700s– phrenitic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin phreniticus, phrenēticus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin phreniticus (4th cent.), variant of classical Latin phrenēticus frenetic adj. after its ultimate etymon ancient Greek ϕρενιτικός suffering from inflammation of the brain < ϕρενῖτις phrenitis n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier frenetic adj., frantic adj. Medicine. Now rare (historical). A. adj. Of, relating to, or of the nature of phrenitis; affected by phrenitis; delirious. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > delirious or raving wedingc725 lighta1500 light-headeda1500 ravinga1525 raving mad1541 frenetical1548 idle1548 delirant1600 deliring1600 frenetic1609 phrenitic1649 delirous1656 delirious1670 deliriate1689 rambling1700 straggle-brained1725 allochoos1811 ravers1938 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > disorders of brain > inflammation of brain phrenitic1649 1649 N. Culpeper Physicall Directory 134 It may be a fit purge in some cases, for madness coming of melancholly, provided they be not Phrenitick, or as the vulgar say frantick, for then purges are not fitting. 1724 W. Stukeley Of Spleen 44 The patient became phrenitic for a while with violence of the pain. 1770 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. I. 29 He indulged his phrenitic patients in the use of wine. 1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 406 Fever,..inflammatory, phrenitic, and cephalic. 1848 Lancet 8 Jan. 38/2 The state of the brain assumes a phrenitic form. 1871 F. A. Gunther New Man. Homoeopathic Vet. Med. 111 When the phrenitic state has duly manifested itself, he..throws himself in a fury on every thing he meets. 1965 Classical Q. New Ser. 15 11 The attitude, and sometimes the expression itself, is ‘in such a phrenitic case, these symptoms occurred’. B. n. †1. An attack of phrenitis; a phrenitic fever. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1710 J. Floyer Pulse Watch II. xiii. 89 If the constitution be bilious, the Pulse is more frequent, and a Phrenitic is frequently joined with it. 2. A person suffering from phrenitis. Also (with the and plural agreement): †such people as a class (obsolete). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delirium or raving > person franticc1380 raver1440 phrenitic1725 1725 J. Sedgwick New Treat. Liquors 304 The Phrenitick are help'd by tepid Bathings. 1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale at Aerophobi Some phrenitics are afraid of a lucid air, others of that which is obscure. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 81/2 In maniacs and phrenitics, an immense strength is observed in all the muscles. 1955 Lancet 24 Dec. 1324/1 Hence the minds of phrenitics, disturbed by disease, are often restored to their own nature by a symphony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1649
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