phrenitis

[ fri-nahy-tis ]

/ frɪˈnaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.(formerly)

inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.

delirium; frenzy.

Origin of phrenitis

1615–25; <Late Latin phrenītis delirium, frenzy <Greek phrenîtis.See phren-, -itis

Words nearby phrenitis

phrenicocolic ligament, phrenicoexeresis, phrenicopleural fascia, phrenicotomy, phrenicotripsy, phrenitis, phreno-, phrenocardia, phrenocolic, phrenocolopexy, phrenogastric

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Example sentences from the Web for phrenitis

In the month of August the fevers with a stupor and phrenitis came on apace.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
She was in the first stages of phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain.
A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car|W. H. H. Murray
In no malady does a horse suffer more than in phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain.
A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car|W. H. H. Murray
A horse laboring under an attack of phrenitis is as violent as a horse can be.
A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car|W. H. H. Murray

And since the membranes about the wound began to be inflamed, he fell a victim to phrenitis and died not long afterwards.
Procopius|Procopius

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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Medical definitions for phrenitis

phrenitis

[ frĭ-nī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of the diaphragm.

Encephalitis. No longer in technical use.

Other words from phrenitis

phre•nit′ic (-nĭt′ĭk) adj.

单词	phrenitis
释义	phrenitis [ fri-nahy-tis ] / frɪˈnaɪ tɪs / noun Pathology.(formerly) inflammation of the brain; encephalitis. delirium; frenzy. Origin of phrenitis 1615–25; <Late Latin phrenītis delirium, frenzy <Greek phrenîtis.See phren-, -itis Words nearby phrenitis phrenicocolic ligament, phrenicoexeresis, phrenicopleural fascia, phrenicotomy, phrenicotripsy, phrenitis, phreno-, phrenocardia, phrenocolic, phrenocolopexy, phrenogastric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phrenitis In the month of August the fevers with a stupor and phrenitis came on apace. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton She was in the first stages of phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain. A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car\|W. H. H. Murray In no malady does a horse suffer more than in phrenitis, or inflammation of the brain. A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car\|W. H. H. Murray A horse laboring under an attack of phrenitis is as violent as a horse can be. A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car\|W. H. H. Murray And since the membranes about the wound began to be inflamed, he fell a victim to phrenitis and died not long afterwards. Procopius\|Procopius 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for phrenitis phrenitis [ frĭ-nī′tĭs ] n. Inflammation of the diaphragm. Encephalitis. No longer in technical use. Other words from phrenitis phre•nit′ic (-nĭt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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