noeud vital

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)


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