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单词 phrenitic
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Definition of phrenitic in English:

phrenitic

adjective frɪˈnɪtɪkfrɛˈnɪtɪk
Medicine rare, historical
  • Of, relating to, or of the nature of phrenitis; affected by phrenitis; delirious.

noun frɪˈnɪtɪkfrɛˈnɪtɪk
Medicine rare, historical
  • A person suffering from phrenitis. Also (with the and plural concord): †such people as a class (obsolete). Now historical.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), physician and astrologer. From post-classical Latin phreniticus, variant of classical Latin phrenēticus frenetic after its ultimate etymon ancient Greek ϕρενιτικός suffering from inflammation of the brain from ϕρενῖτις + -ικός.

Definition of phrenitic in US English:

phrenitic

adjective
Medicine rare, historical
  • Of, relating to, or of the nature of phrenitis; affected by phrenitis; delirious.

noun
Medicine rare, historical
  • A person suffering from phrenitis. Also (with the and plural concord): †such people as a class (obsolete). Now historical.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Culpeper (1616–1654), physician and astrologer. From post-classical Latin phreniticus, variant of classical Latin phrenēticus frenetic after its ultimate etymon ancient Greek ϕρενιτικός suffering from inflammation of the brain from ϕρενῖτις + -ικός.

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