pneumogastric
a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera • Syn: vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve • Derivationally related forms: vagal (for: vagus) • Hypernyms: cranial nerve
1. of or relating to the vagus nerve • Syn: vagal • Pertains to noun: vagus (for: vagal) • Derivationally related forms: vagus (for: vagal) • Topics: neurology 2. of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach • Pertains to noun: lung, stomach
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