phrenitis

== English == === Etymology === From Latin phrenītis, from Ancient Greek φρενῖτις (phrenîtis), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɹəˈnaɪtəs/, [fɹəˈnaɪɾəs] === Noun === phrenitis (countable and uncountable, plural phrenitides) (historical, medicine) Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis. Synonym: cephalitis Phrenitis, which the Greeks derive from the word φρήν, is a disease of the mind, with a continual madness or dotage […]. === Anagrams === Pinterish, inspireth, nephritis