nœud vital

French

Etymology

Coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1802.

Noun

nœud vital m (plural nœuds vitals)

  1. (anatomy, botany) noeud vital

References

  • J. M. D. Olmsted (November 1944) “Historical note on the 'noeud vital' or respiratory center”, in Bulletin of the History of Medicine, volume 16, number 4, →JSTOR, pages 343-350
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