cardiac nerve

cardiac nerve

noun

Definition of CARDIAC NERVE

: any of the three nerves connecting the cervical ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system with the cardiac plexus: a : one arising especially from the inferior cervical ganglion or the stellate ganglion—called also inferior cardiac nerve b : one arising especially from the middle cervical ganglion—called also middle cardiac nerve c : one arising especially from the superior cervical ganglion—called also superior cardiac nerve