Dictionary Definition
vagus n : a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx
and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most
of the abdominal viscera [syn: vagus nerve,
nervus
vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric
nerve, tenth
cranial nerve, wandering
nerve] [also: vagi
(pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪɡəs
Noun
- The vagus nerve.