PHRENIC NERVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
   Synonym(s)
   • nervus phrenicus (what does nervus phrenicus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) phrenic nerve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spinal nerve (what does spinal nerve mean?)
   • nervus spinalis (what does nervus spinalis mean?)