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-phrenia

-phrenia

a combining form used in the names of mental disorders: schizophrenia.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin < Greek phren- (stem of phrḗn) mind + -ia -ia
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-phrenia is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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-phrenia suff.
Mental disorder: schizophrenia.

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