phrenic nerve (n)
nervus phrenicus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def 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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Hypernym spinal nerve, nervus spinalis
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Hyponym spinal nerve, nervus spinalis

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