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    NERVUS VAGUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal visceraplay

    Synonyms:

    nervus vagus; pneumogastric; pneumogastric nerve; tenth cranial nerve; vagus; vagus nerve; wandering nerve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("nervus vagus" is a kind of...):

    cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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