pneumogastric

[ noo-muh-gas-trik, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the lungs and stomach.

noun

1. pneumogastric nerve.

pneumogastric

/ ˌnjuːməʊˈɡæstrɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the lungs and stomach
2. a former term for vagus

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumogastric¹

First recorded in 1825–35; pneumo- + gastric

Example Sentences

The effects of tobacco, through the medulla and pneumogastric, upon the heart, are among its most notable effects.

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The pneumogastric nerve acts with the mental condition of the patientwe all know that.

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Lauder Brunton called attention to that in discussing another phase of pneumogastric function.

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Abdominal pneumogastric neuralgia is an extremely distressing and occasionally a very intractable disorder.

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It winds up thus, that it may be a germ that irritates the pneumogastric nerve.

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