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vagus
[ vey-guhs ]
vagus
/ ˈveɪɡəs /
noun
- the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vagus1
1830–40; < Latin: wandering
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vagus1
C19: from Latin vagus wandering
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Example Sentences
In 1871, Neftel relieved a case of hay asthma by galvanizing the vagus; but recent books know nothing of it.
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Thus the study of their development strongly supports Gegenbaur's view of the nature of the vagus and glosso-pharyngeal, viz.
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There is no sign that these are otherwise than perfectly normal branches of the vagus.
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The outgrowth of the vagus and glosso-pharyngeal nerves is not continuous with that of the seventh nerve.
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It is of importance as shewing the similarity of the branches of the vagus to the dorsal roots of the spinal nerves.
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