vagus
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gəs Origin:
1830–40; < Latin: wandering
1830–40; < Latin: wandering
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vagus or vagus nerve (ˈveɪɡəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -gi | |
| the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera | |
| [C19: from Latin vagus wandering] | |
| vagus nerve or vagus nerve (ˈveɪɡəs, -dʒaɪ) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Latin vagus wandering] | |
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Vagus
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Medical Dictionary
vagus va·gus (vā'gəs)
n. pl. va·gi (-gī, -jī)
The vagus nerve.
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Example sentences
The vagus nerve runs between the brain and the abdomen.
Each time you exhale, your brain sends a signal down the vagus nerve to slow the cardiac muscle.
Lateral to the artery are the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve.
Vagotomy, in which the vagus nerve is cut to interrupt messages from the brain that stimulate acid secretion in the stomach.
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