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• Phrenic

  [fren-ik] /ˈfrɛn ɪk/ adjective 1. Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm. 2. Physiology. relating to the mind or mental activity. /ˈfrɛnɪk/ adjective 1. 2. (obsolete) of or relating to the mind adj. “pertaining to the diaphragm,” 1704, from Modern Latin phrenicus, from Greek phren “diaphragm, mind” (see phreno-) + -ic. phrenic phren·ic (frěn’ĭk, frē’nĭk) […]

• Phrenic artery

  phrenic artery n.

• Phrenicectomy

  phrenicectomy phren·i·cec·to·my (frěn’ĭ-sěk’tə-mē) n. Excision of a portion of the phrenic nerve. Also called phrenicoexeresis.

• Phrenic ganglion

  phrenic ganglion n. Any of several small autonomic ganglions contained in the plexuses accompanying the inferior phrenic arteries.

• Phreniclasia

  phreniclasia phren·i·cla·sia (frěn’ĭ-klā’zhə, -zē-ə) n. Surgical crushing of a section of the phrenic nerve as a substitute for phrenicotomy. Also called phrenemphraxis, phrenicotripsy.

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