Definitions for: Vagus

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

Webster (1913) Definition: Va"gus, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.)
Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.
-- n. The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve.

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

See Also: cranial nerve

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