phrenitis
2 synonyms for phrenitis, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An old term for madness caused by swelling of the brain, covering conditions now called encephalitis or meningitis.
Synonyms
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cephalitis
encephalitis
Etymology
Taken from Latin phrenītis, which came from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, "mind").
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