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phrenic

/ˈfɹɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
phrenic
IPA
/ˈfɹɛnɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the diaphragm

adj

Relating to the mind or mental activity

Etymology

From New Latin phrenicus, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: phrenicus, φρήν

Inflected Forms

more phrenic (comparative) most phrenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

aristophrenic cacophrenic cardiophrenic costophrenic electrophrenic epiphrenic gastrophrenic hepatophrenic juxtaphrenic lienophrenic musculophrenic splenophrenic

Phrases

phrenic artery phrenic ganglion phrenic nerve phrenic plexus

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic antigenic

Questions

How do you pronounce phrenic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɛnɪk/.
What does phrenic mean?
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
Where does phrenic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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