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phreno-

 
a combining form meaning “mind,” “diaphragm,” used in the formation of compound words: phrenology.
Also, especially before a vowel, phren-.

Origin:
< Gk phreno-, comb. form repr. phrn mind, diaphragm
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phren-  
pref.  Variant of phreno-.
phreno- or phren-  
pref.  

  1. Mind: phrenology.

  2. Diaphragm: phrenic.


[Greek, from phrēn, phren-, diaphragm, midriff, heart, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]
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phren- pref.
Variant of phreno-.

phreno- or phren- or phreni-
pref.

  1. Mind: phrenoplegia.

  2. Diaphragm: phrenogastric.

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