vagus
[vey-guh s]
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Origin of vagus
1830–40; < Latin: wandering
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While the vagus is inhibitory to the heart it is motor to the lungs.
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
All these things a Sedative to the Vagus nerve does actually effect.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
This action is characteristic of derangement of the Vagus nerve.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
It has no action on the brain, except as connected with the Vagus nerve.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
Lying behind the vein may be seen the vagus nerve (Fig. 248).
vagus
vagus nerve
- the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera
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Word Origin
C19: from Latin vagus wandering
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Word Origin and History for vagus
n.
plural vagi, 1840, from Latin vagus "wandering, straying" (see vague).
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vagus
(vā′gəs)- The vagus nerve.
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