-phrenia
suff.(后缀)
语源
suff.(后缀)
- Mental disorder:
表示“精神失常”:
schizophrenia.
精神分裂症
语源
- From Greek phrēn [mind] * see g whren-
源自 希腊语 phrēn [心灵,精神] *参见 g whren-
-phrenia
Word Origin
1
a combining form used in the names of mental disorders:
schizophrenia.
Origin
< New Latin < Greek phren- (stem of phrḗn) mind + -ia -ia
Related Words
- hebephrenia
- schizophrenia
-phrenia
noun combining form
hebephrenia
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind
: disordered condition of mental functionshebephrenia
-phrenia
\ˈfrēnēə sometimes -ren-\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind + New Latin -ia
: disordered condition of mental functions
< hebephrenia >
< hebephrenia >
-phrenia
Suffix
- Used to form terms related to a mental disorder.
Etymology
From φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”) + ia (“(medical) condition”)