vagus nerve
Meaning
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.
Synonyms
nervus vagus
pneumogastric nerve
tenth cranial nerve
wandering nerve
Translations
nerf vague
Vagus Nervus vagus
vago
larynx
Nervo vago
laringeEtymology
Partial calque of New Latin nervus vagus (literally “wandering nerve”).
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