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pneumogastric nerve

American  

noun

Anatomy.
  1. the vagus nerve.


Etymology

Origin of pneumogastric nerve

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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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

It was a sort of pneumogastric nerve so close did it come to their lives.

From Quiet Talks about Jesus by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

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 Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman

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 Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)

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