Noun: phrenic nerve
- One of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
"Injury to the phrenic nerve can impair diaphragm function";
- nervus phrenicus
Derived forms: phrenic nerves
Type of: nervus spinalis, spinal nerve
Encyclopedia: Phrenic nerve