FRENOSI. - An old term proposed by Verga (from 1847) = "intellect," now discouraged and replaced by the more commonly used term "psychosis" (q.v.) to denote the various, predominantly chronic, forms of mental illness (q.V. MENTALI, MALATTIE).
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FRENOSI. - An old term proposed by Verga (from 1847) = "intellect," now discouraged and replaced by the more commonly used term "psychosis" (q.v.) to denote the various, predominantly chronic, forms of mental illness (q.V. MENTALI, MALATTIE).