phrenitis

n. 横隔膜炎, 脑炎, 精神错乱 [医] 膈炎, 脑炎, 谵妄

发音

UK /fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs/
US /fɹəˈnaɪtəs/
US /fɹəˈnaɪɾəs/

词形变化

phrenitides 复数 phrenitides

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis.

    可数 历史 不可数 医学

    Phrenitis, which the Greeks derive from the word φρήν, is a disease of the mind, with a continual madness or dotage […].

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

encephalitis cephalitis

上位词 3

inflammation redness rubor

下位词 10

cerebromeningitis encephalitis lethargica encephalomeningitis herpesencephalitis leukoencephalitis meningoencephalitis panencephalitis sleeping sickness sleepy sickness West Nile encephalitis

词源

From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

来源：wiktionary