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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 breathingplay

  Familiarity information: NERVUS PHRENICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NERVUS PHRENICUS (noun)


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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