| Definition of 'phrenic nerve' |
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1. (noun) phrenic nerve, nervus phrenicus
one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
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| Definition of 'phrenic nerve' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. phrenic nerve
The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.
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