"phrenic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹɛnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phrenic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more phrenic [comparative], most phrenic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk Etymology: From New Latin phrenicus, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|phrenicus}} New Latin phrenicus, {{der|en|grc|φρήν||diaphragm}} Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} phrenic (comparative more phrenic, superlative most phrenic)
  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm Translations (of or pertaining to the diaphragm): диафрагмен (diafragmen) (Bulgarian), frènic (Catalan), phrénique (French), frenico (Italian), frênico (Portuguese), frénico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phrenic-en-adj-FR3UylVX Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the diaphragm': 99 1
  2. (physiology) Relating to the mind or mental activity
    Sense id: en-phrenic-en-adj--3g4O8MR Categories (other): Physiology Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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