phre|ni|tis

phre|ni|tis
phre|ni|tis «frih NY tihs», noun. Obsolete.
1. inflammation of the diaphragm.
2. inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
3. delirium.
[< Greek phrenîtis inflammation of the brain. Compare etym. under frantic. (Cf.frantic)]

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  • Phrenitis — Phre|ni|tis 〈f.; , ti|den; Med.〉 Zwerchfellentzündung [zu grch. phren „Zwerchfell; Geist, Sinn, Gemüt, Verstand“] * * * Phre|ni|tis, die; , …itiden (Med.): Zwerchfellentzündung …   Universal-Lexikon

  • phrenitis — phre·ni·tis (frə niґtis) [phren + itis] inflammation of the diaphragm; called also diaphragmitis …   Medical dictionary

  • Phrenitis — Phre|ni|tis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: ti|den; Med.〉 Entzündung des Zwerchfells [Etym.: <grch. phren »Zwerchfell; Geist, Sinn, Gemüt, Verstand«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Phrenitis — Phre|ni|tis die; , ...itiden <über lat. phrenitis aus gr. phrenĩtis, eigtl. »Wahnsinn«, weil das Zwerchfell als Sitz des Verstandes galt> Zwerchfellentzündung (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Phrenitis — Phre|ni|tis, die; , ...itiden (Medizin Zwerchfellentzündung) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • paraphrenitis — para·phre·ni·tis (par″ə frə niґtis) periphrenitis …   Medical dictionary

  • periphrenitis — peri·phre·ni·tis (per″ĭ frə niґtis) [peri + phrenitis] inflammation of the diaphragm and structures around it. Called also paraphrenitis …   Medical dictionary

  • cephalitis — Phrenitis Phre*ni tis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?.] 1. (Med.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; called also {cephalitis}. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Frenzy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phrenitis — Phre*ni tis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?.] 1. (Med.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; called also {cephalitis}. [1913 Webster] 2. See {Frenzy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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