phrenic nerve

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phrenic nerve Meaning of "phrenic nerve"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing

Usage(s):

  1. He ended the hiccups just as he had beforeby making an incision in Miss Mayer's chest and crushing the phrenic nerve which controls the diaphragm where all hiccups originate.
  2. X rays appeared to indicate irritability of the right phrenic nerve.
  3. The surgeon cut into her neck above the collarbone, snipped off an inch and a half of the right phrenic nerve.
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