hypophrenia

noun

hy·​po·​phre·​nia

variants or hypophrenosis

"+frəˈnōsə̇s

plural hypophrenias

-əz

or hypophrenoses

-ōˌsēz

: mental deficiency

hypophrenic

¦⸗⸗¦frenik also -rēn-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hypo- + -phrenia or -phrenosis (from Greek phren-, phrēn mind, heart + New Latin -osis)

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