PHRENIC NERVE

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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 breathing

Synonyms:

nervus phrenicus; phrenic nerve

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("phrenic nerve" 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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