- the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera
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va•gus
(vā′gəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gi (-jī, -gī).USA pronunciation
- Anatomy, PathologySee vagus nerve.
- Latin: wandering
- 1830–40
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vagus, vagus nerve /ˈveɪɡəs/ n ( pl -gi /-dʒaɪ/)
'vagus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pneumogastric
- vagabond
- vagal
- vagary
- vagotomy
- vagotonia
- vague
- accessory nerve
- cranial nerve
- gyrovague
- pneumogastric nerve
- vagal block
- vago-
- vagodepressor
- vagotropic
- vagus nerve