HyperDic: vagus

English > 1 sense of the word vagus:
NOUNbodyvagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nervea mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
English > vagus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera.
Synonymsvagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
Broadercranial nerveAny of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Spanishnervio vago, vago
Adjectivesvagalof or relating to the vagus nerve

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