Medical Definition of Phrenic nucleus

1. A nucleus comprised of motor neurons located in medial areas of the ventral horn of the spinal cord from about C3 to C6; axons of neurons in this nucleus innervate the diaphragm. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrenic Nucleus

phreatophytic
phren
phren-
phrenalgia
phrenectomy
phrenemphraxis
phrenesis
phrenetic
phrenetick
phrenetics
phreni-
phrenic
phrenic ampulla
phrenic ganglia
phrenic nerve
phrenic nucleus (current term)
phrenic pleura
phrenic plexus
phrenic pressure test
phrenic vein
phrenic veins
phrenicectomy
phreniclasia
phrenico-
phrenicoabdominal branch of phrenic nerve
phrenicocolic
phrenicocolic ligament
phrenicocostal sinus
phrenicoexeresis
phrenicogastric

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