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Princeton's WordNet

  1. vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nervenoun

    a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

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  1. vagusnoun

    The vagus nerve.

Wikipedia

  1. vagus

    The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It comprises two nerves—the left and right vagus nerves—but they are typically referred to collectively as a single subsystem. The vagus is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system in the human body and comprises both sensory and motor fibers. The sensory fibers originate from neurons of the nodose ganglion, whereas the motor fibers come from neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the nucleus ambiguus. The vagus was also historically called the pneumogastric nerve.

ChatGPT

  1. vagus

    The vagus nerve, also known as the 10th cranial nerve, is a complex nerve that plays multiple roles in the body, including sending information from brain to various organs and systems and vice versa. It contributes to the involuntary control of heart rate, digestive processes, mood, and other bodily functions. It is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system in the human body.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vagusadjective

    wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve

  2. Vagusnoun

    the vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve

  3. Etymology: [L., wandering.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vagus

    vā′gus, n. the tenth cranial nerve or wandering nerve, the longest and most widely extended of the nerves of the brain:—pl. Vā′gī.

Entomology

  1. Vagus

    sympathetic nervous system; q.v.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vagus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vagus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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