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NERVUS PHRENICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nervus phrenicus mean?
• NERVUS PHRENICUS (noun)
The noun NERVUS PHRENICUS has 1 sense:
1. one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
Familiarity information: NERVUS PHRENICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
nervus phrenicus; phrenic nerve
Hypernyms ("nervus phrenicus" is a kind of...):
nervus spinalis; spinal nerve (any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal))
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