Preferred Label : Acquired Phrenic Nerve Palsy;
NCIt definition : Damage to the phrenic nerve that results in paralysis of the hemidiaphragm and was
not present at birth.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A condition characterized by reduced or absent movement of the ipsilateral
diaphragm as a consequence of an injury to the phrenic nerve or its origin in cervical
roots 3 through 5 that has occurred after birth.;
Origin ID : C103189;
UMLS CUI : C3641119;
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