Phrenics
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phrenics is a noun meaning The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
Meaning
The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
More Meanings
- The phrenic nerves; the nerves that control the diaphragm.
Example Sentences
If the phrenics are both cut, the diaphragm is paralyzed; if a single one, that side only remains passive.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phrenology, phrenography, phrenologer, psychostatics, physicism, metapsychology.
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