vagus

[ vey-guhs ]

/ ˈveɪ gəs /

noun, plural va·gi [vey-jahy, -gahy]. /ˈveɪ dʒaɪ, -gaɪ/.

vagus nerve.

Origin of vagus

1830–40; <Latin: wandering

Words nearby vagus

vagrant, vagrant's disease, vagrom, vague, vaguely, vagus, vagus nerve, vagus pulse, Váh, vahana, vahine

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Example sentences from the Web for vagus

These branches of the vagus are probably partially preserved in the ramifications of the intestinal stem of the vagus (Gegenbaur).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The laryngeal branches of the vagus may be divided and paralysis of the larynx ensue.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The mixed nerves to the internal branchial segments, equivalent in the vertebrate to the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
A description of the part of this referring to the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves is given at p. 426.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

This is in accordance with the teachings of pharmacology —that tobacco acts on the terminal branches of the vagus.
The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901|J. Mitchell Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for vagus

vagus

vagus nerve

/ (ˈveɪɡəs) /

noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ)

the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera

Word Origin for vagus

C19: from Latin vagus wandering

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Medical definitions for vagus

vagus

[ vā′gəs ]

n. pl. va•gi (-gī, -jī)

The vagus nerve.

单词	vagus
释义	vagus [ vey-guhs ] / ˈveɪ gəs / noun, plural va·gi [vey-jahy, -gahy]. /ˈveɪ dʒaɪ, -gaɪ/. vagus nerve. Origin of vagus 1830–40; <Latin: wandering Words nearby vagus vagrant, vagrant's disease, vagrom, vague, vaguely, vagus, vagus nerve, vagus pulse, Váh, vahana, vahine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vagus These branches of the vagus are probably partially preserved in the ramifications of the intestinal stem of the vagus (Gegenbaur). The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The laryngeal branches of the vagus may be divided and paralysis of the larynx ensue. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The mixed nerves to the internal branchial segments, equivalent in the vertebrate to the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell A description of the part of this referring to the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves is given at p. 426. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour This is in accordance with the teachings of pharmacology —that tobacco acts on the terminal branches of the vagus. The Lettsomian Lectures 1900-1901\|J. Mitchell Bruce British Dictionary definitions for vagus vagus vagus nerve / (ˈveɪɡəs) / noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ) the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera Word Origin for vagus C19: from Latin vagus wandering Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for vagus vagus [ vā′gəs ] n. pl. va•gi (-gī, -jī) The vagus nerve. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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