About The Word Vagus
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Vagus
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What's The Definition Of Vagus?
[n] a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vagus: nervus vagus | pneumogastric | pneumogastric nerve | tenth cranial nerve | vagus nerve | wandering nerve Related Terms | Find terms related to Vagus: See Also | cranial nerve Vagus In Webster's Dictionary \Va"gus\, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.)
Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.
-- n. The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve.
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