English Explanatory Dictionary

phrenic nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 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.

Word forms

phrenic nerve phrenic nerves
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