| pneumogastric | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. The pneumogastric nerve. <anatomy> Pneumogastric nerve, one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, oesophagus, 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. Origin: Pneumo- + gastric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pneumogastric nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The vagus nerve enervates the gut (gastrointestinal tract), heart and larynx. Lesions of the tenth nerve usually result in a horse voice, but may also cause difficulty in swallowing or talking. Synonym: cranial nerve X. (27 Sep 1997) |