pneumogastric (adj.)

  1. of or relating to the vagus nerve

    [ Syn: vagal ]

  2. of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach

    pneumogastric (n.)

  1. 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 ]

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