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va⋅go⋅trop⋅ic

  [vey-guh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
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–adjective Physiology.
affecting the vagus nerve.
Origin:
vago- + -tropic
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va·go·tro·pic   (vā'gə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk)   
adj.  Affecting or acting on the vagus nerve. Used chiefly of a drug.

[vag(us) + -tropic.]
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Main Entry: va·go·tro·pic
Pronunciation: -'trO-pik
Function: adjective
: acting selectively upon the vagus nerve <vagotropicdrugs>
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vagotropic va·go·trop·ic (vā'gə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
adj.
Affecting or acting on the vagus nerve. Used chiefly of a drug.

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