Definition of PHRENITIS

phrenitis

Plural: phrenitides

Noun

  • inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)
  • Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

phrenitis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
phrenitis: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
phrenitis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

phrenitis: not valid in Words With Friends