Medical Definition of Vital node

1. A circumscript region in the lower part of the medulla oblongata, near the apex of the calamus scriptorius, interpreted by M. Flourens (1858) as a nerve centre controlling respiration. Synonym: vital knot, vital node. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vital Node

visuopsychic
visuosensory
visuospatial
visuscope
vita
vitae
vital
vital air
vital capacity
vital centre
vital force
vital function
vital index
vital knot
vital node (current term)
vital organ
vital organs
vital principle
vital pulp
vital red
vital sign
vital signs
vital spirits
vital stain
vital statistic
vital statistics
vital tooth
vital tripod
vital ultraviolet

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