nervus phrenicus

ner·vusph·re·nicus

uncommon

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

Synonyms

phrenic nerve
nervus phrenicus

Related words

Broader terms

spinal nerve

Grammar

noun
singular	nervus phrenicus
plural	nervus phrenicuses

Nearby words

nervus glossopharyngeus nervus hypoglosus nervus ischiadicus nervus oculomotorius nervus opticus nervus radialis nervus saphenus nervus spinalis nervus trigeminus nervus ulnaris

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