pneumogastric nerve

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the vagus nerve.

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Etymology

Origin of pneumogastric nerve

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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)

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

Reflex pain may occur from disturbances of the pneumogastric nerve, or from the weight and pressure of the enlarged and heavy pericardium.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

The pneumogastric nerve, for example, if stimulated, arrests the movements of the heart: the splanchnic nerve arrests those of the intestines, if already begun.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

A portion of the medulla presides over the important function of respiration, and from it arises the pneumogastric nerve, so called because its branches serve both the lungs and stomach.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman