| phrenic | (adj) of or relating to the diaphragm, Example: phrenic nerve |
| phrenic nerve | (n) one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing, Syn. nervus phrenicus |
| phrenic vein | (n) either of two veins that drain the diaphragm, Syn. vena phrenica |
| Phrenic | a. [ Gr. |
| phrenico- | |
| Phrenics | n. That branch of science which relates to the mind; mental philosophy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Phrenism | n. [ See Phrenic. ] (Biol.) See |
| Phrenitis | ‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. |