phren-

combining form

variants or phreni- or phreno-

1

: mind

phrenology

2

a

: diaphragm

phrenic

b

: diaphragmatic and

phrenocardiac

3

: phrenic nerve

phreniclasia

Word History

Etymology

Latin phren-, from Greek phren-, phreno-, from phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind

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Rhymes for phren-

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• hun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run