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phrenes

phrenes is the plural of phren.

Meaning of phren

Noun

phren (plural phrenes)

  1. (historical) The brain or mind.
    • Some ancient Greeks, including Aristotle, believed that the phren was located in the heart rather than the cranium.
  2. (obsolete) The diaphragm.

Questions about phrenes

What is phrenes the plural of?
Phrenes is the plural of phren.

Words near phrenes in the dictionary

  1. phren-
  2. phrenalgia
  3. phrenectomies
  4. phrenectomy
  5. phrenemphraxis
  6. phrenes
  7. phreneses
  8. phrenesis
  9. phrenetic
  10. phrenetical
  11. phrenetically

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