vagus nerve
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- vagus (ellipsis)
Etymology edit
Partial translation of New Latin nervus vagus (“wandering nerve”).
Noun edit
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 edit
Translations edit
tenth cranial nerve
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References edit
- “vagus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “vagus nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.