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Noun: pneumogastric  ,n(y)oo-mu'ga-strik
  1. A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and oesophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
    "Stimulation of the pneumogastric nerve can help control seizures in some patients with epilepsy";
    - vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
Adjective: pneumogastric  ,n(y)oo-mu'ga-strik
  1. Of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach
    "The pneumogastric nerve plays a crucial role in regulating various bodily functions"
     
  2. (neurology) of or relating to the vagus nerve
    "pneumogastric stimulation can help regulate heart rate";
    - vagal

Derived forms: pneumogastrics

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Pneumogastric