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recurrent laryngeal nerve

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises below the larynx, loops under the subclavian artery on the right side and under the arch of the aorta on the left, and returns upward to the larynx to supply all the muscles of the thyroid except the cricothyroid muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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Synonyms: recurrent nerve, inferior laryngeal nerve

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 喉返神經 /喉返神经 (hóufǎnshénjīng) — branch of vagus nerve
  • Chinese Mandarin: 返喉神經 /返喉神经 (fǎn hóu shénjīng) — branch of vagus nerve