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phrenic

Adjective

phren=ic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

phrenic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to the diaphragm; "phrenic nerve"

phrenic, a. [Gr. , , the midriff, or diaphragm, the heart, the mind: cf. F. phrénique.].

Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the phrenic nerve. [1913 Webster]

phrenic, adj. Anat. of or relating to the diaphragm.

Etymology

F phr{eacute}nique f. Gk phren phrenos diaphragm, mind

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