pneumogastric nerve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pneumogastric nerve
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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It appears to me just as inhuman to boil milk as to excite the pneumogastric nerve of a dog rendered incapable of suffering.
From The Pros and Cons of Vivisection by Richet, Charles
The general opinion seems to be that the pneumogastric nerve is not inflamed, as has been asserted by some.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
But, first of all, I should depose That diabolic curve And author of my thousand woes, The pneumogastric nerve!
From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene
It was the pneumogastric nerve, which he reached: a nerve which, when deadened by Oriental skill, paralyzes the vocal chords.
From The Voice on the Wire by Ball, Eustace Hale
When asked the origin of the all-important pneumogastric nerve, he thought it originated in a certain segment of the spinal cord!
From Quacks and Grafters by Unknown
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