accelerans
/əkˈsɛləranz/Physiology. Now rare and chiefly historical
noun
More fully accelerans cordis. Any of the sympathetic nerves supplying the heart and causing its rate of beating to increase. Frequently attributive, especially in accelerans nerve.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology. Shortened from scientific Latin nervus accelerans cordis from classical Latin nervus + accelerāns, present participle of accelerāre + cordis, genitive singular of cor heart.
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