nounmĕtăphrĕnumMETAPHRENVM☆ KeepMeaningthe upper part of the spineLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879METAPHRENUMLEWIS & SHORTMETAPHRENUMmĕtăphrĕnum, i, n., = μετάφρενον, I. the upper part of the spine, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 16, 129 (as Greek, id. ib. 2, 29, 151; id. Tard. 3, 2, 31).Read the whole entry