Phrenitis (Noun)
Meaning
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Historical medical texts described a patient's struggles with phrenitis, an ancient term no longer used in scientific circles.
- The ancient Greek physician documented cases of phrenitis, a disease observed in numerous citizens of his city-state.
- As medical knowledge evolved, the term phrenitis became disused in favor of more precise and scientifically grounded diagnostics.
- When a family member became suddenly ill, exhibiting symptoms later documented as phrenitis in old medical texts, their caregivers were unsure what to do.
- According to ancient lore, a mystical healer once cured a young boy of the dreaded phrenitis by applying poultices to the boy's neck and forehead.