vagus nerve
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English
Alternative forms
- vagus (ellipsis)
Etymology
Partial translation of New Latin nervus vagus (“wandering nerve”).
Noun
vagus nerve (plural vagus nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.
Related terms
Translations
tenth cranial nerve
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References
- “vagus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “vagus nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.