phrenic

[fren-ik] / ˈfrɛn ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

intellectual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cerebral creative highbrow mental psychological rational scholarly thoughtful

WEAK

bookish brainy highbrowed intellective intelligent inventive learned studious subjective

Antonyms

STRONGEST

body physical

WEAK

foolish ignorant simple stupid

ADJECTIVE

mental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cerebral intellectual psychiatric subjective

STRONG

psychic psychological spiritual

WEAK

clairvoyant ideological imaginative immaterial inner intellective mysterious psychical rational reasoning subconscious subliminal telepathic thinking thoughtful unreal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

physical

WEAK

body

ADJECTIVE

psychical

Synonyms

WEAK

brainy cerebral clairvoyant deep heavy ideological imaginative immaterial inner intellective intellectual mysterious psychic psychological rational reasoning spiritual subconscious subjective subliminal telepathic thinking thoughtful unreal

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Doctors performed a "phrenic nerve block procedure" on Bolsonaro to block his left phrenic nerve, after treating Bolsonaro's right one on Saturday.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The phrenic nerves contract and expand the diaphragm, which allows the lungs to inhale and exhale.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

After the operation, doctors will assess whether Bolsonaro can undergo an additional procedure: blockage of the phrenic nerve, which controls the diaphragm, for recurrent hiccups, Birolini said.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

We suspect that gargling and dry sugar both stimulate the phrenic nerve which controls the diaphragm.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

The stomach, small intestines, and part of the large omentum lay in the left pleural cavity; both the phrenic nerves were normal.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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