First Known Use: 1856
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vagus nerve
noun va·gus nerve \ˈvā-gəs-\
Definition of VAGUS NERVE
: either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers —called also vagus
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Origin of VAGUS NERVE
New Latin vagus nervus, literally, wandering nerve
Rhymes with VAGUS NERVE
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vagus nerve
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Medical Definition of VAGUS NERVE
: either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers—called also pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus
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