Definition of vagus Vagus
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We found 6 definitions of vagus from 4 different sources.
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What does vagus mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: vaguses |
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| vagus - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera | ||
| vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve | ||
| cranial nerve any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | ||
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Wiktionary 
- vagus (Noun)
The vagus nerve . - vagus (Noun)
A homeless person or vagrant.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vagus (a.)
Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. - vagus (n.)
The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve.
Part of speech
🔤- vagus, noun, singular of vagi.
