"tachyphrenia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: tachy- + -phrenia Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tachy|phrenia}} tachy- + -phrenia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tachyphrenia (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) unusually rapid thought; mental hyperactivity Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine

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