- phrenectomy
- SYN: phrenicectomy.
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phre·nec·to·my (fre-nekґtə-me) [phren- + -ectomy] the removal of all or a part of the diaphragm.
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phrenectomy
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Phrenic nerve — Nerve: Phrenic nerve The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Phrenic labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
phrenicectomy — Exsection of a portion of the phrenic nerve, to prevent reunion such as may follow phrenicotomy. SYN: phrenectomy, phrenicoexeresis, phreniconeurectomy. [phreni + G. ektome, excision] * * * phren·i·cec·to·my .fren ə sek tə mē … Medical dictionary
