Phrenic nerve
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| Phrenic nerve | |
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| Term | Phrenic nerve |
| Short definition | phrenic nerve - (pronounced) (FREH-nik nerve) A nerve that runs from the spinal cord to the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). It causes the diaphragm to contract and relax, which helps control breathing |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
phrenic nerve - (pronounced) (FREH-nik nerve) A nerve that runs from the spinal cord to the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). It causes the diaphragm to contract and relax, which helps control breathing
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- Medical encyclopedia article on Phrenic nerve
- Wikipedia's article - Phrenic nerve
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