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vagus::noun | Spocien Dictionary

vagus

noun

/'veɪɡəs/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus nerve, wandering nerve
Type of	cranial nerve
Derivation	vagal