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parafrenesie
† parafrenesie, -frensie Obs. rare. [= OF. parafrenasie, ad. med.L. parafrenēsis, f. Gr. παρα-, para-1, in sense ‘false, spurious’ + L. phrenēsis (in Celsus as a Gr. word ϕρένησις) madness, delirium, frenzy.] Temporary delirium, due (as was thought) not to disorder of the brain itself, but to its be...
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paraphrenitis
‖ paraphrenitis Path. (pærəfrɪˈnaɪtɪs) [mod.L., f. para-1 1 + phrenitis.] A term for inflammation of the diaphragm, formerly thought to be invariably accompanied by delirium; hence applied to delirium supposed to be so produced. Cf. parafrenesie.1693 Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Paraphrenitis, Ma...
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