Pneumogastric Definition

no͝omō-găstrĭk, nyo͝o-
adjective
Of the lungs and stomach.
Webster's New World

(anatomy) Vagus (attributive)

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Synonyms:
noun
Webster's New World

(anatomy) The pneumogastric nerve; one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial apparatus and also to the sides of the body.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • nervus vagus
  • vagus-nerve
  • vagus
  • pneumogastric nerve
  • wandering nerve
  • tenth cranial nerve

Other Word Forms of Pneumogastric

Noun

Singular:
pneumogastric
Plural:
pneumogastrics

Origin of Pneumogastric

  • pneumo- +"Ž gastric

    From Wiktionary

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