pneumogastric nerve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pneumogastric nerve
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
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 Eustace Hale Ball
The cause acts by producing a transitory paralysis of the inhibitory fibers of the pneumogastric nerve.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith
The wounding of the gray matter of the medulla, even of a small portion of it, near the origin of the pneumogastric nerve, at once stops the action of the lungs and causes death.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
That which a powerful current will do applied to the pneumogastric nerve, will be done by a profound agitation of grief or joy—truly called a heart-shaking influence.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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