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English
Etymology
phreno- + spasm, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”) and Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”) respectively.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɛnoʊˌspæzm̩/
- (fren'ō-spazm)
Noun
phrenospasm (countable and uncountable, plural phrenospasms)
- (medicine, biology) A blow to the chest which causes the diaphragm to go into spasm, making it difficult to draw a breath.
- (medicine, biology) Diaphragmatic spasm, as in hiccups.
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