phrenic artery
n.
An artery having its origin as the first paired branch from the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm and with distribution to the diaphragm; inferior phrenic artery.
Either of a pair of small arteries given off from the thoracic aorta just superior to the diaphragm and with distribution to the diaphragm; superior phrenic artery.
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Words nearby phrenic artery
phrenemphraxis, phrenetic, phreni-, -phrenia, phrenic, phrenic artery, phrenicectomy, phrenic ganglion, phreniclasia, phrenic nerve, phrenicocolic ligament
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