Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The thinking principle, or power of thought and perception; mind.
- noun The diaphragm. See
phrenic . - Abbreviations of phrenological;
- [lowercase or cap.] of phrenology.
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Examples
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(Barddas.) “Tri phren rhydd yn forest y brenhin; pren crib eglwys; a phren peleidyr a elont yn rhaid y brenhin; a _phren elawr_.”
Y Gododin A Poem of the Battle of Cattraeth Aneurin 1836
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Schizophrenia, from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν, "to split") and phrēn, phren - (φρήν, φρεν -, "mind"), is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifesting as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction.
Bill Clinton: Hillary-Obama Ticket Would Be "Almost Unstoppable Force" 2009
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Hippolytus, 612: he gloss 'omomoch' he de phren anomotos, the famous line which Aristophanes made fun of in Thesmophoriazusae,
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I a trans-human world, people are making incremental backups of their phren - which can be inprinted to a clone after the person is dead, or just used to power a nanotechnological vessel.
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There is lack of insight in behavior • Dx: late adolescence and early adulthood - 15-25 y.o. (men); 25-35 y.o. (women) • Obsolete term: dementia praecox = "cognitive deterioration early in life" • Eugene Bleuler: schiz "split"; phren "mind" SCHIZOPHRENIA
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NeoandGeo on 15 Dec 2009 - 15: 42 schiz-o-phren-ic on 15 Dec 2009 - 15: 45
Neowin.net / All 2009
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CLG, M O’S, and SP r habingz a schizeh-phren-ick moment, aifinkso.
dey suspect nothin - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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