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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.