pneumogastric nerve

noun

Anatomy.

1. the vagus nerve.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumogastric nerve¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Physiologists, as we said just now, supposed that the filaments of the pneumogastric nerves distributed to the heart caused its beating.

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It may be due to gastric catarrh, or more frequently to irritation of the pneumogastric nerve.

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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!

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Weber found that the pneumogastric nerve stopped the heart's action.

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Their action is, however, controlled by the pneumogastric nerve, through which impulses of an inhibitory nature are constantly traveling and acting as a restraining force.

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