Pneumogastric
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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.
"[…]were it not for a strange-smelling, at first not unpleasant, but with the passage of time frankly revolting vapour arising from among the recesses of Mr. Magershon's body-linen and issuing, with great volatility, between his nape and his collar-band, a bold and it must be allowed successful effort on the part of that dignitary's pneumogastric to compensate the momentary confusion of its superior connexions."
- 2 a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera wordnet
- 1 Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach not-comparable
- 2 vagus (attributive) not-comparable
- 1 of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the vagus nerve wordnet
Example
More examples"[…]were it not for a strange-smelling, at first not unpleasant, but with the passage of time frankly revolting vapour arising from among the recesses of Mr. Magershon's body-linen and issuing, with great volatility, between his nape and his collar-band, a bold and it must be allowed successful effort on the part of that dignitary's pneumogastric to compensate the momentary confusion of its superior connexions."
Etymology
From pneumo- + gastric.
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