Nervus Phrenicus
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- phrenic nerve
- plural
- Nervus Phrenicuses
- possessive
- Nervus Phrenicus's
- pluralpossessive
- Nervus Phrenicuses'