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/fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs/ · noun
(historical, medicine) 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 […].
Use phrenitis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phrenitis means (historical, medicine) Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis..
Common synonyms include cephalitis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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