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vagus

SYN: v. nerve [CN X]. [L. wandering, so-called because of the wide distribution of the nerve]

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va·gus 'vā-gəs n, pl va·gi 'vā-.gī, -.jī VAGUS NERVE

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va·gus (vaґgəs) pl. vaґgi [L. “wandering”] designating the tenth cranial nerve; see nervus vagus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.