Definition of Phrenic nerve

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

Exact synonyms: Nervus Phrenicus
Generic synonyms: Nervus Spinalis, Spinal Nerve

Medical Definition of Phrenic nerve

1. The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibres originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly c4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrenic Nerve

phreatophytes
phreatophytic
phren
phren-
phrenalgia
phrenectomy
phrenemphraxis
phrenesis
phrenetic
phrenetick
phrenetics
phreni-
phrenic
phrenic ampulla
phrenic ganglia
phrenic nerve (current term)
phrenic nucleus
phrenic pleura
phrenic plexus
phrenic pressure test
phrenic vein
phrenic veins
phrenicectomy
phreniclasia
phrenico-
phrenicoabdominal branch of phrenic nerve
phrenicocolic
phrenicocolic ligament
phrenicocostal sinus
phrenicoexeresis

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