Phren(e) [Phrene, Phren]

Morpheme

Phren(e) [Phrene, Phren]

Type

bound base

Denotation

mind, stomach, midriff

Etymology

Ancient Greek phrēn

Evidence

aphrenia, bradyphrenia, cyclophrenia, dysphrenia, hyperphrenia, paraphrenia, phren, phrenalgia, phrenectomy, phrenes, -phrenia, phreniatric, phrenico-, phrenicoabdominal, phrenicocolic, phrenicocostal, phrenicolienal, phrenicosplenic, phrenics, phrenism, phrenitic, phrenitis, phreno-, phrenocostal, phrenography, phrenologer, phrenology, phrenomagnetic, phrenopathy, phrenoplegia, phrenospasm, presbyophrenia, quantophrenia, somatophrenia, tachyphrenia

Notes

phrenitic, frenetic, and frantic are doublets

See Also

Frenete, Frant