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   Phren·ic

   /ˈfrenik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the diaphragm: "the phrenic nerves"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from French phrénique, from Greek phrēn, phren- ‘diaphragm, mind’ (because the mind was once thought to lie in the diaphragm).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • H

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

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