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vagus
va·gus V0006600 (vā′gəs)n. pl. va·gi (-gī, -jī) The vagus nerve.vagus (ˈveɪɡəs) or vagus nerven, pl -gi (-dʒaɪ) (Anatomy) the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera[C19: from Latin vagus wandering]va•gus (ˈveɪ gəs)
n., pl. -gi (-jī, -gī). either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, composed of long sensory and motor neurons that innervate the body from the throat to the abdominal viscera and that function in speech, swallowing, breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Also called va′gus nerve′.[1830–40; < Latin: wandering]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  vagus - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceranervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus nerve, wandering nervecranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem |
Translationsvagus
vagus[′vā·gəs] (anatomy) The tenth cranial nerve; either of a pair of sensory and motor nerves forming an important part of the parasympathetic system in vertebrates. vagus
va·gus nerve [CN X] [TA] a mixed nerve that arises by numerous small roots from the side of the medulla oblongata through the retroolivary groove, between the glossopharyngeal above and the accessory below; it leaves the cranial cavity by the jugular foramen and passes down to supply the pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, and gastrointestinal tract as far as the left colic (splenic) flexure. Synonym(s): nervus vagus [CN X] [TA], pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve [CN X], vagusvagus (vā′gəs)n. pl. va·gi (-gī, -jī) The vagus nerve.vagus
Synonyms for vagusnoun a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceraSynonyms- nervus vagus
- pneumogastric
- pneumogastric nerve
- tenth cranial nerve
- vagus nerve
- wandering nerve
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