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phrenicotomy
Incision of the phrenic nerve in order to induce unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm, which is then pushed up by the abdominal viscera in order to exert compression upon a diseased lung.
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phreno-, phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phrenic-, -phrenia, -phrenic, -phrenically
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