Look up: vagus


  1. vagus
    [n] - a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
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  2. Vagus
    A large and important nerve. The vagus nerve helps to control digestion by controlling the release of digestive juices. The vagus can be damaged during surgery to the digestive system, for example, gastrectomy (removal of the stomach).
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=v

  3. vagus
    <anatomy> Wandering; applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. ... The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve. ... Origin: L, wandering. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vagus

  4. vagus
    vagus nerve noun a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vagus

  5. Vagus
    • (n.) The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve. • (a.) Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/vagus/

  6. vagus
    vagus (s), vagi (pl) 1. A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera. 2. Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves that carry sensory and motor neurons serving the heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, and various o...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2259/

  7. vagus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: vā′gŭs, vā′jī Synonyms: vagus nerve [CN X]
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96595

  8. vagus
    Latin = wandering; hence, cranial nerve X, which leaves the head and neck to traverse the thorax and upper part of the abdomen.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  9. vagus
    1) Cranial nerve 2) Nervus vagus 3) Pneumogastric 4) Pneumogastric nerve 5) Tenth cranial nerve 6) Vagus nerve 7) Wandering nerve
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/vagus/1

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