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Meaning of PHRENIC

Pronunciation:  'frenik

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 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to the diaphragm; "phrenic nerve"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Phren"ic\, a.[Gr. ?, ?, the midriff, or diaphragm, the
heart, the mind: cf. F. phr['e]nique.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the
phrenic nerve.
 

 

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