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- uncountableThe branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
- uncountableThe phrenic nerves; the nerves that control the diaphragm.
If the phrenics are both cut, the diaphragm is paralyzed; if a single one, that side only remains passive.
1907, William Rice Ballou, A Compend of Equine Anatomy and Physiology, page 1801 more example
One sees plainly, that while old rabbits, after removal of the influence of the phrenics, can still reach from ½ to 8/9 of the normal quantity of air used, in young animals the proportion stands so that they only respire from ¼ to 1/6 in one minute; and thus they satisfy their need of air so unsatisfactorily that they soon die.
1888, Max Marckwald, The Movements of respiration, page 20
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