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‖ metaphrenon, -phrenum|mɛˈtæfrɪnɒn, -frɪnəm| Also 7 anglicized metaphren(e. [Late L., a. Gr. µετάϕρενον, f. µετά after + ϕρήν midriff.] The part of the back that is behind the diaphragm.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. i. v. iii. i. (1651) 401 The metaphrene, or part of the back which is over against the heart. 1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 90 Brest strong, metaphren broad. 1693tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Metaphrenum. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Metaphrenum, that part of the Back which comes after the Diaphragm, or Midriff. 1856Mayne Expos. Lex., Metaphrenon, Metaphrenum. |