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NERVUS VAGUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Synonyms:
nervus vagus; pneumogastric; pneumogastric nerve; tenth cranial nerve; vagus; vagus nerve; wandering nerve
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nervus vagus" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
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