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DictionarySeearterysuperior phrenic artery
su·pe·ri·or phren·ic ar·te·ry (sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr fren'ik ahr'tĕr-ē) One of a pair of small arteries given off from the thoracic aorta just superior to the diaphragm; distribution, diaphragm; anastomoses, musculophrenic, pericardiacophrenic, and inferior phrenic. Synonym(s): arteria phrenica superior. superior phrenic arteryA branch of the thoracic aorta, supplying blood to the diaphragm.See also: artery |