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nounEmperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98)
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- athena (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
- trajan Roman Emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the Roman Empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117)
- pallas (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
- athene (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
- splanchnic nerve any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels
- pallas athena (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
- autonomic ganglion any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
- nervus glossopharyngeus sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
- flaccid paralysis weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
- nervus phrenicus one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing