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pneumogastric nerve
noun
Anatomy
,
(formerly)
the vagus nerve.
Origin:
1825–35
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Medical Dictionary
pneumogastric nerve
n.
See
vagus nerve
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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