recurrent laryngeal nerve

noun

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.

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recurrent nerveinferior laryngeal nerve
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Meanings

nounrecurrent laryngeal nerve (plural recurrent laryngeal nerves)

plural recurrent laryngeal nerves

  1. anatomyOne 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.

    Synonyms: recurrent nerve, inferior laryngeal nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne 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.

Similar
recurrent nerveinferior laryngeal nerve
Also see
inferior laryngeal nerve

Translations

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

recurrent laryngeal nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrent%20laryngeal%20nerve

MLA

“recurrent laryngeal nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrent%20laryngeal%20nerve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recurrent laryngeal nerve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recurrent%20laryngeal%20nerve.

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