nœud vital

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1802.

Noun[edit]

nœud vital m (plural nœuds vitals)

  1. (anatomy, botany) noeud vital

References[edit]

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