vagal

[ vey-guh l ]

/ ˈveɪ gəl /

adjective

of or relating to a vagus nerve.

Words nearby vagal

vafio, vag, vagabond, vagabond's disease, vagabondage, vagal, vagal attack, vagal block, vagal trunk, vagarious, vagary

Origin of vagal

First recorded in 1850–55; vag(us) + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for vagal

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British Dictionary definitions for vagal

vagal

/ (ˈveɪɡəl) /

adjective

anatomy of, relating to, or affecting the vagus nervevagal inhibition

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Medical definitions for vagal

vagal

[ vā′gəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the vagus nerve.