vagus

[vey-guh s]

noun, plural va·gi [vey-jahy, -gahy] /ˈveɪ dʒaɪ, -gaɪ/.

vagus nerve.

Origin of vagus

1830–40; < Latin: wandering

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Examples from the Web for vagus

Historical Examples of vagus

While the vagus is inhibitory to the heart it is motor to the lungs.
Philosophy of Osteopathy
Andrew T. Still
All these things a Sedative to the Vagus nerve does actually effect.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
This action is characteristic of derangement of the Vagus nerve.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
It has no action on the brain, except as connected with the Vagus nerve.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
Lying behind the vein may be seen the vagus nerve (Fig. 248).
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for vagus

vagus

vagus nerve

noun plural -gi (-dʒaɪ)

the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera

Word Origin for vagus

C19: from Latin vagus wandering

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Word Origin and History for vagus

plural vagi, 1840, from Latin vagus "wandering, straying" (see vague).

vagus in Medicine

vagus

[vā′gəs]

n. pl. va•gi (-gī, -jī)

The vagus nerve.