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VAGAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the vagus nerve
Synonyms:
pneumogastric; vagal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
neurology (the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system)
Pertainym:
vagus (a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera)
Derivation:
vagus (a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera)