vagus meaning

UK US

vagus (noun): a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera.

Definition of vagus

  1. a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

    Synonyms: vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve

    Type of: cranial nerve

    Related forms: vagal

Word lists: words starting with VA · words ending in US · 5-letter words

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