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

phrenalgia, phrenemphraxis, phrenetic, phreni-, phrenic, phrenic artery, phrenic ganglion, phrenic nerve, phrenicectomy, phreniclasia, phrenicocolic ligament