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VAGUS NERVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

nervus vagus; pneumogastric; pneumogastric nerve; tenth cranial nerve; vagus; vagus nerve; wandering nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("vagus nerve" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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 Context examples: 

The treatment activated the sciatic nerve, which led to stimulation of the vagus nerve.

(Electroacupuncture Reduces Sepsis in Mice, NIH)