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noun
Synonym of vagus nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: vagus nerve
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cranial nerve
History
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Across languages
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