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English noun: phrenic nerve

1. phrenic nerve (body) one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing


Synonymsnervus phrenicus


Broader (hypernym)nervus spinalis, spinal nerve









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