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Webster 1913 Edition


Phrenic

Phren′ic

(frĕn′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
φρήν
,
φρενός
, the midriff, or diaphragm, the heart, the mind: cf. F.
phrénique
.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic;
as, the
phrenic
nerve
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Phrenic

PHREN'IC

,
Adj.
[from Gr. the diaphragm.] Belonging to the diaphragm; as a phrenic vein.

Definition 2024


phrenic

phrenic

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phrenic (comparative more phrenic, superlative most phrenic)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
  2. (physiology) Relating to the mind or mental activity

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