English Explanatory Dictionary

vagus nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.

Word forms

vagus nerve vagus nerves vagus

Etymology

Partial calque of New Latin nervus vagus (literally “wandering nerve”).

Synonyms

nervus vagus pneumogastric nerve tenth cranial nerve wandering nerve

Related words

pneumogastric
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