Phrenic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phrenic \Phren"ic\ (fr[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the
     midriff, or diaphragm, the heart, the mind: cf. F.
     phr['e]nique.] (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the
     phrenic nerve.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phrenic
       adj : of or relating to the diaphragm; "phrenic nerve"