Medical Definition of Phrenicotomy
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Section of the phrenic nerve in order to induce unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm, which is then pushed up by the abdominal viscera and exerts compression upon a diseased lung.
Origin: phrenico-+ G. Tome, incision
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrenicotomy
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