phrenic
IPA: frˈɛnɪk
adjective
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
- (physiology) Relating to the mind or mental activity
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Examples of "phrenic" in Sentences
- The diaphragm is innervated by the phrenic nerve.
- It receives one or two branches from the phrenic nerve.
- In phrenic nerve degeneration, the diaphragm may be affected.
- The phrenic nerve is then isolated under the scalenus anticus muscle.
- The celiac artery may also give rise to the inferior phrenic arteries.
- The suprarenal veins may form anastomoses with the inferior phrenic veins.
- Excitation and inhibition of phrenic motoneurones by inflation of the lungs.
- For the procedure to work, the function of the phrenic nerve must be normal.
- The electrodes are placed around the phrenic nerves alongside the pericardium.
- To the best of my knowledge a phrenectomy is the removal of the phrenic nerve.
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