phrenic artery

phrenic artery
phrenic artery n 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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