What does pneumogastric mean?
Pneumogastric means (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.
[…]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.
Use pneumogastric when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pneumogastric means (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.
Common synonyms include vagus, vagus nerve, vagal, pneumogastric nerve.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…]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.
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