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phrenic nerve

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006651

A nerve that runs from the spinal cord to the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). It causes the diaphragm to contract and relax, which helps control breathing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006651
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006651",
  "term": "phrenic nerve",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A nerve that runs from the spinal cord to the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen). It causes the diaphragm to contract and relax, which helps control breathing.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/phrenic-nerve/"
}

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