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Phrenic Nerve

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

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
nervus phrenicus
plural
Phrenic Nerves
possessive
Phrenic Nerve's
pluralpossessive
Phrenic Nerves'