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    NERVUS PHRENICUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    One of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathingplay

    Synonyms:

    nervus phrenicus; phrenic nerve

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("nervus phrenicus" is a kind of...):

    nervus spinalis; spinal nerve (any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal))

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