Vagus Nerve Definition

vāgəs
noun
Either of the tenth and longest of the cranial nerves, passing through the neck and thorax into the abdomen and supplying sensation to part of the ear, the tongue, the larynx, and the pharynx, motor impulses to the vocal cords, and motor and secretory impulses to the abdominal and thoracic viscera.
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Synonyms:
  • wandering nerve
  • tenth cranial nerve
  • pneumogastric nerve
  • pneumogastric
  • nervus vagus
  • vagus

Other Word Forms of Vagus Nerve

Noun

Singular:
vagus nerve
Plural:
vagus-nerves

Origin of Vagus Nerve

  • New Latin (nervus) vagus wandering (nerve) from Latin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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