-PHRENIA

Meaning of -PHRENIA in English

[-phrenia] n comb form [NL, fr. Gk phren-, phren diaphragm, mind]: disordered condition of mental functions "hebephrenia"

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-PHRENIA — noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind disordered condition of mental functions
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-PHRENIA — ˈfrēnēə sometimes -ren- noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind + New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PHRENIA — a combining form used in the names of mental disorders: schizophrenia. [ phren- (s. of phrén ) mind + -ia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-PHRENIA — Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind : disordered condition of mental functions hebe phrenia
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-PHRENIA — suffix meaning disorder of the mind
English Dictionary of Medicine
PHRENIA — Function: noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phren-, phr ē n diaphragm, mind : disordered condition of mental …
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HEBEPHRENIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek hēbētēs young adult (from hēbē youth) + English -phrenia; from the childish behavior …
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SCHIZOPHRENIA — I. ˌskitsəˈfrēnēə sometimes -i(d)zəˈf- or -fren- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from schiz- + -phrenia 1. : a …
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PARA- — I. prefix or par- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from Greek, from para; akin to Greek pro …
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PRESBYOPHRENIA — ˌprezbēəˈfrēnēə, -esb- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from presby- + -phrenia : a form of senile dementia occurring …
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PRESBY- — combining form or presbyo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek presby- older, from presbys old man — more at priest : …
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PARAPHRENIA — ˌparəˈfrēnēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + -phrenia 1. : the group of paranoid disorders …
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OLIGOPHRENIA — ˌälə̇gōˈfrēnēə, əˌligəˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from olig- + -phrenia : mental deficiency : feeblemindedness
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HYPOPHRENIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈfrēnēə noun or hy·po·phre·no·sis “+frəˈnōsə̇s ( plural hypophrenias -əz ; or hypophreno·ses -ōˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -phrenia …
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HEBEPHRENIA — ˌhēbəˈfrēnēə, ˌheb- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from hebe- + -phrenia : a schizophrenic reaction that is characterized …
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HEBE- — combining form Etymology: Greek hēbē youth, pubes : puberty hebe phrenia : downy : hairy : pubescent hebe anthous
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CYCLOPHRENIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at cyclo- +ˈfrēnēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + -phrenia : manic-depressive psychosis
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CATAPHRENIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfrēnēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from cata- + -phrenia : a dementia from which the sufferer usually …
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SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY — /skit'seuh tuy"peuhl/ a personality disorder characterized by a group of symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia, as odd …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCHIZOPHRENIA — — schizophrenic /skit'seuh fren"ik/ , adj. , n. /skit'seuh free"nee euh, -freen"yeuh/ , n. 1. Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox …
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HEBEPHRENIA — — hebephrenic /hee'beuh fren"ik/ , adj. /hee'beuh free"nee euh/ , n. Psychiatry. a type of schizophrenia characterized by emotionless, incongruous, …
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HEBEPHRENIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek hēbētēs young adult (from hēbē youth) + English -phrenia; from the childish behavior …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEBEPHRENIA — [he.be.phre.nia] n [NL, irreg. fr. Gk hebetes young adult (fr. hebe youth) + E -phrenia; fr. the childish behavior which …
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