vagus

/ˈveɪgəs/
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Other forms: vagi

Definitions of vagus
  1. noun
    a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
    synonyms: nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus nerve, wandering nerve
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    type of:
    cranial nerve
    any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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