Phrenic nerve

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.NounA nerve that arises mainly from the fourth cervical nerve and is primarily the motor nerve of the diaphragm but also sends sensory fibers to the pericardium.

Synonyms

nervus phrenicus phrenic plexus phrenic artery phrenic ganglion pneumogastric pharyngeal plexus cranial nerve brachial plexus accessory nerve supraclavicular nerve cervical nerve vagus nerve

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