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vagus
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va·gus  (vgs)
n. pl. va·gi (-g, -j)
The vagus nerve.
vagus, vagus nerve [ˈveɪgəs]
n pl -gi [-dʒaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera
[from Latin vagus wandering]
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Noun1.vagus - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceravagus - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus nerve, wandering nerve
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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