Medical Dictionary
phrenic artery
noun
Medical Definition of PHRENIC ARTERY
: any of the several arteries supplying the diaphragm: a : either of two arising from the thoracic aorta and distributed over the upper surface of the diaphragm—called also superior phrenic artery b : either of two that arise from the abdominal aorta either directly as separate arteries or from the celiac artery or a renal artery or from a common trunk originating in the abdominal aorta or the celiac artery and that supply the underside of the diaphragm and the adrenal glands—called also inferior phrenic artery
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