-phrenia

noun combining form

Definition of -PHRENIA

: disordered condition of mental functions <hebephrenia>

New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind

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noun combining form -phre·nia \ˈfrē-nē-ə also ˈfren-ē-ə\

: disordered condition of mental functions <hebephrenia>

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