phrenic : Idioms & Phrases

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phrenic nerve

  • 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
    nervus phrenicus.
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phrenic vein

  • noun either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
    vena phrenica.
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