laryngeal nerve

English

Noun

laryngeal nerve (plural laryngeal nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Either of two branches of the vagus nerve supplying the larynx.

   Meronyms: superior laryngeal nerve, recurrent laryngeal nerve

Derived terms

• external laryngeal nerve
• inferior laryngeal nerve
• internal laryngeal nerve
• recurrent laryngeal nerve
• superior laryngeal nerve

 

Translations

branch of vagus nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喉神經／喉神经 (hóu shénjīng)

References

• “laryngeal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.