Phreno-


1.
a combining form meaning “mind,” “diaphragm,” used in the formation of compound words:
phrenology.
combining form
1.
mind or brain: phrenology
2.
of or relating to the diaphragm: phrenic

before vowels phren-, word-forming element meaning “mind,” also “diaphragm,” from Greek phreno-, comb. form of phrene properly “diaphragm, muscle which parts the abdomen from the thorax;” in Homer extended to “parts around the heart, breast,” hence “heart” (as a seat of passions), “mind, seat of thoughts, wits, senses,” of unknown origin.

phreno- or phren- or phreni-
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