Definition of "phrenic" []

• Of or relating to the mind. (adjective)
• Anatomy Of or relating to the diaphragm: the phrenic nerve. (adjective)

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• "In clinical research on the product, which has yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, 13% of 228 U.S. and Canadian patients experienced a complication called phrenic nerve palsy."
• "In order to survive any kind of phrenic progression she had to first destroy what was."
• "The company said Thursday that U.S. implanting centers can qualify for a full refund if they have to replace a certain Boston Scientific defibrillator with a competing device because of a unmanageable "chronic phrenic nerve stimulation.""