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