See Also: French, John (Denton Pinkstone), 1st earl of Ypres(encyclopedia)
oesophageal branches of the vagus nerve(medicine)
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coeliac branches of vagus nerve(medicine)
thoracic cardiac branches of vagus nerve(medicine)
superior cervical cardiac branches of vagus nerve(medicine)
inferior cervical cardiac branches of vagus nerve(medicine)
Oesophageal branches(medicine)
oesophageal branches of the thoracic aorta(medicine)
oesophageal branches of the left gastric artery(medicine)

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oesophageal branches of the vagus nerve (medicine)


oesophageal branches of the vagus nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Includes both branches passing directly from vagi and the branches from the recurrent laryngeal nerves that form the oesophageal nerve plexus which surrounds oesophagus, supplying it and adjacent portions of the pericardium.

Synonym: rami oesophagei nervi vagi.


French, John (Denton Pinkstone), 1st earl of Ypres (sh)




born Sept. 28, 1852, Ripple, Kent, Eng.
died May 22, 1925, Deal, Kent

British military leader.

A soldier from 1874, he successfully led the British cavalry in the South African War. He was appointed inspector General in 1907 and chief of the army General staff in 1913. As commander of the British Expeditionary Force from the beginning of World War I, he was criticized for his indecisive Leadership at Ypres, Belg., and elsewhere that caused large numbers of British casualties. Forced to resign in 1915, he served as commander in chief in Britain and later as lord lieutenant of Ireland (1918-21).