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vagus_nerve
vagus nerve
English
Noun
vagus nerve (plural vagus nerves)
- (anatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, which extends from the brainstem 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
cranial nerve
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