phrenic nerve, n.
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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nervus phrenicus phrenic nerve
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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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nervus phrenicus phrenic nerve