Definition of vagus nerve Vagus nerve

va•gus nerve

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What does vagus nerve mean?

Noun
vagus nerve - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
		vagus, 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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vagus nerve (Noun)
Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerve s, which extends from the brainstem down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.